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The Red Tent

By: Anita Diamant
Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
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Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her fate is merely hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the verses of the Book of Genesis that recount the life of Jacob and his infamous dozen sons. The Red Tent is an extraordinary and engrossing tale of ancient womanhood and family honour. Told in Dinah's voice, it opens with the story of her mothers - the four wives of Jacob - each of whom embodies unique feminine traits, and concludes with Dinah's own startling and unforgettable story of betrayal, grief and love.

Deeply affecting and intimate, The Red Tent combines outstandingly rich storytelling with an original insight into women's society in a fascinating period of early history and such is its warmth and candour, it is guaranteed to win the hearts and minds of women across the world.

'If you don't read it you'll be missing out' Eve

'I genuinely fell into this rich and colourful world and Dinah and Leah have stayed with me as ancestors and sisters brought to life by Anita Diamant's imaginative novel' Maureen Lipman

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I feel like this book will stay with me for some time. Excellently written and read beautifully. A must listen for all women ... and men

Excellent book

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Loved it wished it wouldn’t end, prefer English narrators and this didn’t disappoint. More like this audible

Great story and narrator

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This is one of my favourite novels. Getting a chance to listen to the audio book was just delightful. Amazing how a wonderful story was spun out of a minimal verses in biblical text. This is the abridged version of the novel, but you get more than enough of the story.

Wonderful tale of powerful women

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I have read this book and listened to it several times. For me, it brings to life how women's lives were shaped by men for so long. although the women were strong and supported each other, ultimately they had very little choice in making decisions about their lives. Life was hard and the men could be brutal.
The story is about Dinah, the sister of Joseph-from the old testament. Although set in biblical times, it is not about religion. It covers one woman's life from birth to death, her childhood with all of the wives acting as her mother, her training to be a midwife, falling in love and having a son - all against the biblical background of familiar stories.
For today's independent active women, a life where you lived apart from the men when you were menstruating or in childbirth -in the red tent being waited upon by young girls - is so alien. But despite the sadness of death and loss, this is a joyous account of a woman overcoming the hardships to find peace of mind and her place in the world.

such an evocative book

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Be transported back in time with a wonderful tale of love & human strenght - thank you

If you love historical novels this is for you

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