The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition A Novel [Paperback]

Her name is Dinah. 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. In theNew York Timesbestseller,The Red Tent, Anita Diamant brings this fascinating biblical character to vivid life.

Told in Dinah's voice, the novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood-the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of Dinah's mothers-Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah-the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past.

With over 3.3 million copies sold,The Red Tentis a modern classic loved throughout the world, and the basis of theA&E/Lifetimemini-series.

This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

About this Guide

The following author biography and list of questions aboutThe Red Tentare intended as resources to aid individual readers and book groups who would like to learn more about the author and this book. We hope that this guide will provide you a starting place for discussion, and suggest a variety of perspectives from which you might approachThe Red Tent.

Anita Diamant's Reflections onThe Red Tent

It was 1991. I had hit the big Four-Oh, and after fifteen perfectly happy years as a freelance journalist and writer of nonfiction books about Jewish life, I felt the need for a challenge and a change. And so I tried my hand at fiction.

I spent nearly four years on The Book of Dinah, which was the working title for what eventually becameThe Red Tent. I considered the research and writing a sort of hobby/sideline, which I fit in between article for various newspapers and magazines and l31