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The Red Tent [Paperback]

Anita Diamant
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8 Mar 2002
The oldest love story never told . . .

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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Pan; New Ed edition (8 Mar 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0330487965
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330487962
  • Product Dimensions: 13 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses and even illness. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insider's look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and only daughter Dinah. Told in the voice of Jacob's daughter Dinah (who only received a glimpse of recognition in the Book of Genesis), we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters that bled within the red tent. In a confiding and poetic voice, Dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, Rachel, Leah, Zilpah, and Bilhah--all wives to Jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits. As she reveals these sensual and emotionally charged stories we learn of birthing miracles, slaves, artisans, household gods, and sisterhood secrets. Eventually Dinah delves into her own saga of betrayals, grief, and a call to midwifery.

"Like any sisters who live together and share a husband, my mother and aunties spun a sticky web of loyalties and grudges," Anita Diamant writes in the voice of Dinah. "They traded secrets like bracelets, and these were handed down to me the only surviving girl. They told me things I was too young to hear. They held my face between their hands and made me swear to remember." Remembering women's earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the theme of this magnificent book. In fact, it's been said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters, instead of her sons. --Gail Hudson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'If you don't read it you'll be missing out' Eve; 'I genuinely fell into this rich and colourful world and Dinah and Leah have stayed with me as ancestors and sisters brought to life by Anita Diamant's imaginative novel' Maureen Lipman

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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book! 27 Sep 2001
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Format:Paperback
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant is an account of the Old Testament story of Jacob and Esau. The story is written from the female perspective and it gives an insight into the life of women during biblical times as not seen before; daily life, life inside the Red Tent at the new moon and the upbringing of children. Running alongside this is a wonderful story which keeps the reader riveted. I would recommend this book to all.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book 8 July 2005
By DubaiReader TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
A truly excellent read. Late nights and weary days, as I could not resist the temptation to read "just a little further".
I originally chose this book because it features so often on lists of books recommended for discussion at book groups.
A novel based on real characters who lived in a biblical period of history, it interweaves fiction and known fact.
Life styles and personalities are conjoured up with such conviction that the reader becomes Dinah, the central character, and lives her life with her.
My book group subsequently read this book and endorsed my enthusiasm. I would have given it 6 stars if I could!
If you enjoyed this book I would recommend Sarah Dunnant's The Birth of Venus : a very different historical novel, but also impossible to put down!
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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY WITH HISTORICAL ROOTS 23 Mar 2003
By "rutta"
Format:Paperback
'The Red Tent' derives its narrative from the Old Testament story of Dina, the archetypal rape victim whose misfortune triggered the downfall of her family's patriarchal dynasty. From this rather depressing misogamist myth Anita Diamant writes a compelling and genuinely touching love story.
When I first picked this book up I expected an intense and intellectual trawl through biblical history. This was never the case and I was absorbed from the outset. Diamant uses history to engross her reader, the incredible marriage of Jacob to four sisters and the resulting jealousies and trials such a domestic set-up would create are recounted tenderly and plausibly, there is something soothingly voyeuristic amidst the difficult relationships between the women and their one husband.
I particularly loved the narrative surrounding the red tent itself, the home of the menstruating women of the tribe - how wonderful to remember such a time when women were so in tune with each other that they bled together every full moon. And paralleled with the patriachal leadership of the age Diamant creates an intruguing world of male leadership subserviant to the wonders of women, their bodies, their births and their secrets. I lost count of the number of births in this novel, but was again fascinated by the insight provided into the skills and reverence of midwifery.
In 'The Red Tent' Diamant defies the testament story of Dina's rape, instead revealing her relationship as a seductive and wonderful courtship destroyed from the outside by feuding brothers and an overly proud father. A brave incision into a male dominated history and religion.
Reading the details of the early childhood of Joseph, the fertility problems of Rachel and her handmaid sister and of Jacob leading his Israelite tribe was a treat and a new and welcome angle to this ancient story. Perhaps Diamant has presented Jacob harshly in this version of the tale, seeming sometimes cruel and the maker of some mightily disastrous decsions. But this is a woman's story and at last, in the guise of an enchanting novel, Diamant questions the wisdom and motivation of the men at the heart of modern Judaism and Christianity.
Successfully entwining history with myth this book is a delight, a fine curl-up on the sofa novel with a high feel-good factor and a blatant dose of girl-power.
I enjoyed this book because it raises questions without beaking seriously from the traditional Old Testament version whilst maintaining a terrific tenderness and thirst for love that the heroine Dina so truly deserved.
Read this, then pass it on to your girlfriends, they will thank you for it.
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I enjoyed reading this book very much. It was easy reading and very believable.A great story and very well written.
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Couldn't put this down. It was so interesting and the pace was just right.
I was sceptical about a book based on characters from the bible, but it was great.
Published 1 month ago by Frances Dianne Roden
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This is a really great book. It has a touch of history from the Bible story of Jacob and Joseph, plus adds a touch of realism behind the culture of those times. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read
Really enjoyed this book - couldn't put it down. Loved the story and the style of writing. I would definitely recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading.
Although I don't usually go for historical novels I can't put this down. Brings the Bible to story to life.
Published 1 month ago by Barbara Snape
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A great book for women of all ages to read. Fantastic insight into sisterhood and life in biblical times. .
Published 1 month ago by Carol
4.0 out of 5 stars Review of The Red Tent
A book most women would find interesting. The writing was descriptive , I liked the time and setting of the story. It was a good read.
Published 1 month ago by Jenny Bailey
3.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Excellent writing. Anita Diamant should be celebrated more because her writing is humorous and witty. She adapts a well known story from the bible wonderfully. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sarah Shabu
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I had read this book many years ago and loved it....when I saw it was on offer I decided I would like to read it again....It is just as good a read as last time.... Read more
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