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Remembering women's earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the theme of this magnificent book. In fact, it's been
said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters, instead of her sons. --
The focus is on the hopes, the dreams, the work, the struggles and the relationships of these women. These kinswomen have
a deep bond and strong love for each other, but also are quite competitive and even treacherous toward one another at times.
And, they have very little true authority over their own lives.
The writing is quite good and the story very interesting. Although this history is so far removed from modern times, it is
easy to relate to Dinah and her mothers. They have the same dreams for love, success and happiness that we still have today,
albeit with different ideals of each. I found myself identifying in some part with most of the women in this book. Their
strength, their disappointments, their joys are all familiar.
I think we learn so much by reading stories and relating to the characters in however small a way that may be. I highly
recommend this book to anyone wanting to explore female kinship and friendship.
said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters, instead of her sons. --
The focus is on the hopes, the dreams, the work, the struggles and the relationships of these women. These kinswomen have
a deep bond and strong love for each other, but also are quite competitive and even treacherous toward one another at times.
And, they have very little true authority over their own lives.
The writing is quite good and the story very interesting. Although this history is so far removed from modern times, it is
easy to relate to Dinah and her mothers. They have the same dreams for love, success and happiness that we still have today,
albeit with different ideals of each. I found myself identifying in some part with most of the women in this book. Their
strength, their disappointments, their joys are all familiar.
I think we learn so much by reading stories and relating to the characters in however small a way that may be. I highly
recommend this book to anyone wanting to explore female kinship and friendship.
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