The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition : A Novel (Paperback)

from katylit

An amazing book, giving a fictional account of the story of Dinah from the book of Genesis. Diamant captures the intensity of women living lives so closely entwined, showing their attributes and their faults equally. At one point I would think how wonderful it would be to have such a support grou...

from bogopea

Loosely based on story of Book of Genesis, told through the mouth of Dinah, daughter of Jacob. The red tent is a place where women go for childbirth, menses and illness. And where Dinah learned about life from her 4 mothers. Recorded books version excellent.

from slpenney07

Summary: Dinah's story is told from the point of view of her spirit, in order to pass on the stories of her mothers, as well as her own. The Take Away: Dinah, pronounced DEE-nah, plays an impossibly tiny, almost overlooked role in the Bible. I love the way Diamant expands. I have no idea as far a...

from auntangi

Every woman should read this beautifully written book. I wish that women still honored themselves, and the miracle of what our bodies can do, like the women in the red tent. We could learn something from them.

from buckeyeaholic

This book was WONDERFUL! The story of Dinah. She is mentioned very briefly in the Bible. She tells tales of the red tent where the women in her tribe go to have their periods & give birth. She tells the tales of being a midwife, her first love & tragedies in her life. I was a little leary because...