The Red Tent

The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant

I laid in bed this morning finishing this book. I makes sense to me that I read this book in bits and pieces as I woke up or went to sleep as this book is about a woman's personal time and woman's issues in general.

The interesting part of this book for me is that it is based on Biblical events. I know the story of Jacob and his sons fairly well from my childhood. So, I kept waiting for the next big event to happen. But big events to men in the story were not as important to the woment, and vice versa.

This book had sex, violence, and unusual culture practiced regarding birthing, periods, and idols. At least they were unusual to me. But I do like learning about other culture. I just put this paragraph out there as a warning to children or very conservative readers. This might not be the book for you.

I'm listing this book on bookmooch...http://www.bookmooch.com/m/detail/0312195516

The Red Tent

The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant

I'm reading this book about the story of Dinah. Here is the Amazon.com review on the book:

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.