![]() They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. It begins with the story of the mothers-Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah-the four wives of Jacob. ![]() Told in Dinah's voice, Anita Diamant imagines the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood-the world of the red tent. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of The Red Tent. ![]()
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