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Dinah is her name. Her existence is only hinted at in the Bible during a brief and violent diversion within the more recognized chapters of the Book of Genesis concerning her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. This sweeping drama exposes the traditions and anguish of ancient womanhood via Dinah's lyrical voice. Dinah's story begins with the account of her moms, Jacob's four wives, Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah. They adore Dinah and give her presents to help her get through a difficult childhood, a call to midwifery, and a new life in a faraway nation. Dinah tells of the red tent, where women were sequestered during birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in Shechem; of her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt; and of course, her marriage to Shechem and its bloody consequence.