One of my favorite novels. Diamant brings history to life through the eyes of a young woman, the sister of Joseph with the many-colored coats. Historical details are accurate and story is riveting. 
 Edit: I did an extensive interview with Ms. Diamant which is available at my website and on my blog. Here's the introduction: 
 "Anita Diamant wanted to do something different with her writing life. A freelance journalist in the Boston area since 1975, she wrote articles on everything from profiles of prominent people to first-person essays on being a mom. She also found the time to write six books on Jewish lifecycle events. She turned her sights on the biblical story of Dinah, Jacob's only daughter. The result is her best-selling novel The Red Tent, a vivid retelling of the ancient story from the woman's point of view. But it wasn't easy. The decision to write this book led Diamant on a journey nearly as adventurous as Dinah's. She talked to me from her home in the Boston area about her writing, research, publishing trials, and the grueling three-year marketing effort that drove her book to the best seller lists."