Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis. In The Red Tent, Anita Diamant brings this fascinating biblical character to vivid life. Told in Dinah’s voice, the novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood—the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of Dinah's mothers—Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah—the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past.

她是底拿，在熟悉的《聖經》〈創世記〉一章中只輕描淡寫述敘她的生平，在《The Red Tent》一書中，作者阿妮塔?戴蒙賦予這位迷人的聖經人物全新面貌，以底拿的觀點敘述，本書述說在古代，女孩在成為女人過程當中，必須遵循傳統，經歷無數動?起伏。故事一開始描述底拿母親們的故事，她們是雅各的四位妻子，利亞、拉結、悉帕和辟拉。她們疼愛底拿並贈予她珍貴的禮物，讓底拿得以度過青少女時期的困境、努力實現成為助產士的使命，還有身在異地生活。底拿的故事帶領讀者走入早期歷史那段輝煌時刻，也將現代和過去緊密地連結起來。