Helpful Score: 2
This is the story of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah in the Bible. History tells us very little of Dinah and the author uses this freedom to weave a powerful and beautifully written story of a woman's life in ancient society.
Dinah grows up surrounded by women who love her - her mother, aunts and the other women of Jacob's family. As a female, she can go to the red tent and here she learns the traditions, superstitions and the harsh realities of what it means to be a woman in this culture. There are many different women from the Bible that Dinah encounters in her lifetime and these characters are all vividly and skillfully drawn.
Dinahs life is not all easy, but she becomes a strong, independent woman that knows great joys, horrific sorrows and even journeys to a foreign land. I highly recommend this book which will completely immerse you in this early culture.
Dinah grows up surrounded by women who love her - her mother, aunts and the other women of Jacob's family. As a female, she can go to the red tent and here she learns the traditions, superstitions and the harsh realities of what it means to be a woman in this culture. There are many different women from the Bible that Dinah encounters in her lifetime and these characters are all vividly and skillfully drawn.
Dinahs life is not all easy, but she becomes a strong, independent woman that knows great joys, horrific sorrows and even journeys to a foreign land. I highly recommend this book which will completely immerse you in this early culture.
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