Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Printer

McPhersons Printing Group

Year Written/Published

1998

Country

Australia

ISBN

1 86448 679 1

Binding

Paperback

Pages

394

Genre

Historial

Blurb

“My name means nothing to you. My memory is dust. This is not your fault or mine. The chain connecting mother and daughter was broken and the word passed to the keeping of men, who had no way of knowing. That is why I became a footnote, my story a brief detour between the well-known history of my father Jacob, and the celebrated chronicle of Joseph, my brother.”

Lost to history by the chronicles of men, here at last is the dazzling story of Dinah, Jacob's only daughter in the book of Genesis.

Moving panoramically from Mesopotamia to Canaan to Egypt, The Red Tent is robustly narrated by Dinah, from her upbringing by the four wives of Jacob, to her growth into one of the most influential women in her time. In seeking to preserve her own remarkable experiences as well as those of a long-ago era of womanhood, Dinah tells her story in this beautiful, thought-provoking novel.

My Opinion

The imagination and vision behind this story is astounding. From a few lines over a few pages in the bible, this story has grown into a rich tapestry of family, loyalty, love, greed, and the travels of a woman betrayed by her own brothers. There is so much emotion and tradition in this story that it really makes an impact.

The language is quite formal, but easy to get used to, and the rituals and various gods are explained, so the idea of such a different culture is welcoming rather than intimidating.

Date Finished

08/12/2006

Rating

8/10