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Title: A touching look at the lives of women in Biblical times
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Diamant does a good job of weaving together accounts in the Bible, history, and her own imiagination to create a story about women and what their lives might have been like during Biblical times. To those reviewers who have complained that The Red Tent does not mirror accounts in the Bible, my answer would be that this novel is a new creation, based loosely on the Bible and what we know of historical fact from this time period.The characters' lives illustrate the challenges women faced, including their positions and duties within the society, the limits that were foisted upon them, and the roles of both faith and special talents/gifts within their stories. Don't read this book expecting rote regurgitation from the Bible. Rather, be prepared for an imaginative, rich, and detailed story set during Biblical times and depicting some Biblical characters. A good read.
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