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| Resource: |
Books (P41117.0000) The Red Tent
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| Author: |
Anita Diamant |
| Publisher: |
St. Martin's Press, 1998 |
| Length: |
321 pages |
| Heading: |
120 — Fiction
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| Subjects: |
Bible; Christianity-Christian Fiction; Dinah; Fiction; Historical; Historical fiction; Religious; Religious - Biblical; Religious fiction; Women in the bible; Women in the Bible -- Fiction. |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780312195519
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| Description: |
FROM THE PUBLISHER: 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 that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood - the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers - Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah - the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a damaged 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, immediate connection. FROM BARNES AND NOBLE: Few stories can evoke a time and place as vividly as Anita Diamant's compelling tale sprung from the pages of the Old Testament. The Red Tent is the story of Jacob's daughter, Dinah, and Jacob's four wives, who all served as Dinah's mother at some point in time. Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah all
bring their own unique gifts and influences to bear on Dinah's life. As Diamant explores the trials and triumphs of ancient women, she brings a foreign yet beautiful world to life as seen through the emotional filter of Dinah's eyes. This lush, evocative tale transcends time and brings new life to the Old Testament, lending a feminine touch to the mighty word of God. |
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None specified.
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