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The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)

The Red Tent (Bestselling Backlist)

by Anita Diamant (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 1st Picador USA Pbk. Ed
 Publisher: St Martin's Press
Published: 22 Mar 1999
ISBN 10: 0312195516
ISBN 13: 9780312195519

Media Reviews
Diamant vividly conjures up the ancient world of caravans, shepherds, farmers, midwives, slaves, and artisans . . . her Dinah is a compelling narrator that has timeless resonance. --Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor

An intense, vivid novel . . . It is tempting to say that The Red Tent is what the Bible would be like if it had been written by women, but only Diamant could have given it such sweep and grace. --The Boston Globe

The best fiction reporters create a world and bathe us in its sounds and sights, its language and climate, the intricate relationships among its inhabitants. Anita Diamant has performed this wondrous craft: She has brought forth one of those books that appear effortless precisely because the writer has pondered even the length of breath between each character's words . . . This earthy, passionate tale, told also with great delicacy, is, quite simply, a great read. --Jane Redmont, National Catholic Reporter

By giving a voice to Dinah, one of the silent female characters in Genesis, the novel has struck a chord with women who may have felt left out of biblical history. It celebrates mothers and daughters and the mysteries of the life cycle. --The Los Angeles Times

A richly imagined world . . . Paints a vivid picture of what women's society might have resembled during biblical times. Although it is a novel, it is also an extended midrash or exegesis--filling in gaps left by the biblical text. --Jewish Times

[A] vivid evocation of the world of Old Testament women . . . The red tent becomes a symbol of womanly strength, love, and wisdom . . . Diamant succeeds admirably in depicting the lives of women in the age that engendered our civilization and our most enduring values. --Publishers Weekly

The oldest story of all could never seem more original, more true. --James Carroll, author of An American Requiem
Author Bio
Anita Diamant is an award-winning journalist and author of five books about contemporary Jewish life including The New Jewish Wedding and Choosing a Jewish Life: Guidebook for People Converting to Judaism and for their Family and Friends. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.