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Her name is Dinah. Inside the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a short and violent detour within the greater 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 commences 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 by using a damaged youth, a calling to midwifery, and a fresh home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable amount of early history and creates a romantic, immediate connection.
Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a fresh view of Biblical women's society.
