I enjoyed the red tent by anita diamant when i listened to it on audio a few years ago so i was intrigued when this new release was chosen for our book club. While she first caught the eye of mainstream fiction audiences with the red tent an inspired reimagining of the female experience in biblical times novelist anita diamant has been chronicling the hot topics in contemporary jewish culture for over two decades as an acclaimed columnist. However, even if you are more traditional in your beliefs, you might appreciate this book as a resource for ideas. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. She branched out into books with the release of the new jewish wedding, published in 1985, and has since published five other books about. Good harbor is the long stretch of cape ann beach where. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to the silent women of the hebrew bible in the red tent, anita diamant creates a cast of breathtakingly vivid charactersyoung women who escaped to israel from nazi europein this. She has published five novels, the most recent of which is the boston girl, a new york times best seller. Anita diamant whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her acclaimed international bestseller the red tent, now crafts a moving novel of contemporary female friendship.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Anita diamant makes readers see theres not much difference between people across the. Dec 06, 2014 anita diamant who also authored the red tent tells the story of addie baum in her latest novel. Diamant lives in massachusetts with her husband and.
Kathleen levine, a longtime resident of gloucester, massachusetts, is maternal and steady, a devoted childrens librarian, a convert to judaism, and mother to two grown sons. The red tent imagines the life of dinah the new york times. Oct 02, 2002 anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting magazine. Anita diamant, whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her acclaimed international bestseller the red tent, now crafts a moving novel of contemporary female friendship. She is the author of the bestselling novels good harbor and the red tent, which was named book sense book of the year. Anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the boston girl, the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown, and day after night, and the collection of essays, pitching my tent. Megaseller anita diamants the red tent ravishing new novel, the boston girl begins as a conversation. Buy the boston girl by anita diamant online at alibris. The boston girl anita diamant click here to open a new page link to amazon.
I thought she could have done so much more with her characters and with the history behind the events in her book. The book focuses on four women who have each walked a different path to get to atlit. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Anita earned a bachelors degree in comparative literature from washington university in st. An awardwinning journalist whose work appeared in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary jewish life. In the book of genesis, dinah is the only surviving daughter of leah and jacob. Anita diamant is the author of 10 books, including the bestselling the red tent, good harbor, and the last days of dogtown all fiction, as well as 7 handbooks on jewish living. Its the kind of book that makes you wish you had a friend as good as joyce or kathleen. Baum is a jewish girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents in bostons. Anita diamant has 20 books on goodreads with 949175 ratings.
Anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared in the boston globe magazine and parenting. Ava, sweetheart, if you ask me to talk about how i got to be the woman i am. Diamant re imagines the story of dinah, a character who is briefly mentioned in the bible as having a tragic fate in the book of genesis. Anita diamant who also authored the red tent tells the story of addie baum in her latest novel. She has alos written on contemporary jewish practice. She is the author of the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown and day after night. Addie is the boston girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant jewish family, born in 1900 to parents who were unprepared for america and its effect on their three. Anita diamants new novel,the boston girl, comes to us as the transcript of a taperecorded monologue delivered by an 85yearold woman named addie baum. We try to keep bookbrowses biographies both up to date and accurate, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of its a tough task.
She has also written six guides to contemporary jewish practice. Anita diamant is best known for the red tent, a feminist novel set in ancient times and a wordofmouth publishing phenomenon that became a favorite of book clubs and church groups. Good harbor is the long stretch of cape ann beach where two women friends walk and talk, sharing their personal histories and learning lifes lessons from. Louis, where she earned a bachelors degree in comparative literature in 1973. She is the author of six books about contemporary jewish practice. She is best known for her 1997 novel the red tent, which eventually became a best seller and book club favorite. So, please help us if the information about this author is out of date or inaccurate, and you know of a more complete source, please let us. Good harbor by anita diamant book club discussion questions. Dinah is the daughter of jacob, whose story will probably be more familiar to readers of genesis. Author anita diamants complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. The author of twelve books is both a fictional and non. Anita diamant diamant graduated from washington university in st. Nov 05, 2015 if you read the red tent and loved it as much as i did, youll also love the boston girl, by the same author.
Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. If you read the red tent and loved it as much as i did, youll also love the boston girl, by the same author. The author of twelve books is both a fictional and non fictional writer. Told against the backdrop of world war i, and written with the same immense emotional impact that has made diamants previous novels bestsellers, the boston girl is a moving portrait of one womans complicated life in the early 20th century, and a window into the lives of all women seeking to understand the world around them. When i was growing up my mom and i always enjoyed watching the sitcom alice in which linda lavin played the title role. Choosing a jewish life, the new jewish baby book, the new jewish wedding, saying. Anita diamants book, good harbor, was an excellent, quick, vacation read. Anita oday the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and. An awardwinning journalist whose work appeared in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary. Upon reaching the age of 12 her family moved to denver, colorado. Dec 06, 2014 the red tent, a twopart adaptation of anita diamants novel about a biblical story, is being broadcast on sunday and monday on lifetime.
Good harbor, anita diamant the author of the new york times bestselling the red tent enchants readers once again with a moving novel about the challenges and choices faced by women today. The red tent by anita diamant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A novel by diamant, anita and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting magazine. Day after night discussion with anne sebba, february 27, 12. Anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and non fiction books. This song of survival and dealing with atroicities rings true thoughtout this novel. The red tent, her first novel, was a national bestseller and the booksense book of the year.
Baum is a jewish girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents in bostons north end. May 06, 2020 anita diamant makes readers see theres not much difference between people across the eons when it comes to trial and tragedy, happiness and love. Shes a minor character in the bible, but the red tent is her life story. Anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and nonfiction books. Anita diamants early childhood was spent in newark, new jersey, until her. Anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the boston girl, the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown, and. The red tent by anita diamant and a great selection of related books. Anita diamant was born on 27th june 1951 in brooklyn, new york, where she spent most of her childhood. Anita diamant best known for her 1997 biblically themed novel, the red tent the story of dinah, daughter of jacob in the book of genesis, and his four wives anita diamant has written four other novels, a collection of essays, pitching my tent, and several nonfiction books about contemporary jewish life. Dinah greets the reader as an old friend and shares the story of her life, starting before her birth with the. See all books authored by anita diamant, including the red tent, and the boston girl, and more on.
Diamants writing style and narrative structure is different from the red tent but what isnt different is her ability to pull the reader into the minds eye of the protagonist, in a richly detailed and interesting historical environment. Louis in 1973 and earned a masters in english from suny binghamton in 1975. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. The red tent, a twopart adaptation of anita diamants novel about a biblical story, is being broadcast on sunday and monday on lifetime. Anita diamant s website this bio was last updated on 11112014. I was also able to get the audio for this book and highly recommend it. Firstgeneration boston girl becomes career woman in. Anita diamant books list of books by author anita diamant. She has published five novels, the most recent of which is the boston girl, a new york times best s. Anita diamant is the author of twelve books the newest novel being the. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Diamant interweaves characters from the biblical narrative with characters of her own invention to vividly portray what it was like to live in those times, with a strong emphasis on the. Anita diamant anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and nonfiction books. She attended the university of colorado for two years, then transferred to washington university in st.
A guidebook for people converting to judaism and for their family and friends. Anita diamant is an awardwinning journalist whose previous books include the new jewish wedding, the new jewish baby book, bible baby names, living a jewish life with h. She grew up in newark, new jersey and denver, colorado. Anita diamant s latest is a fast read and i found it reasonably enjoyable, but i left it feeling oddly disappointed. The red tent by anita diamant is a novel which caught my eye in a bookshop many moons ago, listed in the back of my mind as a to read and never actually came to read it until roughly 12 years later, as a result of it slipping in and out of recall. Booklist about anita diamant anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the boston girl, the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown, and day after night, and the. Her work has appeared in the boston globe, parenting, mccalls, yankee, reform. Anita diamants latest is a fast read and i found it reasonably enjoyable, but i left it feeling oddly disappointed. The book s four main heroines are somewhat flat and nearly interchangable. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the wikimedia foundation. Dec 09, 2014 anita diamants new novel,the boston girl, comes to us as the transcript of a taperecorded monologue delivered by an 85yearold woman named addie baum. December 6, 2014 anita diamant who also authored the red tent tells the story of addie baum in her latest novel. As it tells about the relationship between two women and how it grows into an important friendship for oneanother, we hear much of their important life histories.
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