The Red Tent Free Download PDF By Anita Diamant
| Title | : | The Red Tent |
| Author | : | Anita Diamant |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 418 pages |
| ISBN | : |
The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insider s look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and only daughter, Dinah Told in the voice of Jacob s daughter Dina The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insider s look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and only daughter, Dinah Told in the voice of Jacob s daughter Dinah who only received a glimpse of recognition in the Book of Genesis , we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters who bled within the red tent In a confiding and poetic voice, Dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, Rachel, Leah, Zilpah, and Bilhah all wives to Jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits As she reveals these sensual and emotionally charged stories we learn of birthing miracles, slaves, artisans, household gods, and sisterhood secrets Eventually Dinah delves into her own saga of betrayals, grief, and a call to midwifery.
Like any sisters who live together and share a husband, my mother and aunties spun a sticky web of loyalties and grudges, Anita Diamant writes in the voice of Dinah They traded secrets like bracelets, and these were handed down to me the only surviving girl They told me things I was too young to hear They held my face between their hands and made me swear to remember Remembering women s earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the theme of this magnificent book In fact, it s been said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God s daughters, instead of her sons Gail Hudson
about Author
Anita Diamant is the author of twelve books the newest being THE BOSTON GIRL Addie Baum is THE BOSTON GIRL, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie s intelligence and curiosity take her to the wider world of the 1910s and 20s short skirts, celebrity Anita Diamant is the author of twelve books the newest being THE BOSTON GIRL Addie Baum is THE BOSTON GIRL, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie s intelligence and curiosity take her to the wider world of the 1910s and 20s short skirts, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women.Anita is best known for her first novel, THE RED TENT, which was published in 1997 and won the 2001 Booksense Book of the Year Award Based on the biblical story of Dinah, THE RED TENT became a word of mouth bestseller in the US and overseas, where it has been published in than 25 countries Three other novels followed GOOD HARBOR, THE LAST DAYS OF DOGTOWN and, DAY AFTER NIGHT.Anita has also written six non fiction guides to contemporary Jewish life, which have become classic reference books THE NEW JEWISH WEDDING, THE JEWISH BABY BOOK, LIVING A JEWISH LIFE, CHOOSING A JEWISH LIFE, HOW TO RAISE A JEWISH CHILD, and SAYING KADDISH. An award winning journalist, Diamant s articles have appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, Real Simple, Parenting Magazine, Hadassah, Reform Judaism, Boston Magazine and Yankee Magazine.PITCHING MY TENT, a collection personal essays, is drawn from twenty years worth of newspaper and magazine columns 
The Boston Girl
Day After Night
The Last Days of Dogtown
Good Harbor
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The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness Like the conversations and mysteries held wit
418 pagesAnita Diamant
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