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The Red Tent by Anita Diamant tells the life story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob from the Book of Genesis. Narrated by Dinah, it imagines her full life from childhood with her mothers, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, through her first marriage, and her time in Egypt, where she becomes a midwife and overcomes tragedies, ultimately finding love and peace. The book mentions domestic abuse, sexual abuse, slavery, and death, including suicide and murder.