Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, early printing of The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. First US Edition stated, 1997 St. Martin’s Press. Second Printing with partial number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, some marks on top page block, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with $24.95 price on the front flap and rear barcode, and mild edge wear. Looks great in a new archival wrap.
Her name is Dinah. 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 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 begins with the story of her mothers–Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah–the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah’s story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women’s society.
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