Anita Diamant is the author of The Red Tent, a word-of-mouth bestseller and the Booksense Best Fiction selection. Her works of fiction include Good Harbor and The Last Days of Dogtown. 'Intense, vivid… is what the Bible would be like if it had been written by women.' - The Boston GlobeĪnita Diamant is an award-winning journalist and author of six books about contemporary Jewish life, including The New Jewish Wedding and Choosing a Jewish Life. 'The oldest story of all could never seem more original, or more true.' -James Carroll, author of An American Requiem

This new edition celebrates a decade in print. There Jacob’s four wives, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah and Bilhah, give Dinah the gifts that will sustain her through the familiar Biblical events and beyond. Told in Dinah’s voice, this moving and powerful international best-seller re-creates the world of ancient womanhood - the world of the red tent, where women share their lives and stories. Her life is only hinted at in the Old Testament story of her father, Jacob, and her twelve brothers. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's lives. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. It begins with the story of the mothers - Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah - the four wives of Jacob.

Told in Dinah's voice, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood - the world of the red tent. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. A New York Times Bestseller A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of The Red Tent.

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