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Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. She is best known for her 1997 novel the red tent, which eventually became a best seller and book club favorite. See all books authored by anita diamant, including the red tent, and the boston girl, and more on. Novelist anita diamant shares why books have made a difference in her life. She lives in massachusetts with her husband and daughter. Like diamant, who rented a cottage on cape ann while she wrote, kathleen loves good harbor, a stretch of beach outside the town with its straight line between the sea and the sky.
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Anita diamant librarything catalog your books online. Anita diamant s international bestseller the red tent brilliantly recreated the ancient world of womanhood, exploring the passions, traditions, and turmoil of a family of mothers and daughters from the book of genesis. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read good. Good harbor by anita diamant from the bestselling author of the red tent come a contemporary novel that explores the burden of secrets, the weight of grief and the healing power of female friendship when kathleen meets joyce, each woman has come to a turning point in her life. In good harbor, she brings her remarkable storytelling skills and emotional insight to the lives of modern women, considering the. Anita diamants international best seller the red tent brilliantly recreated the ancient world of womanhood. The book is a first person narrative that describes the life of a minor character dinah, in the bible.
Anita diamant, first edition abebooks passion for books. In good harbor, anita diamant, author of phenomenal bestseller and book group favorite the red tent, explores the emotional lives of two mothers in presentday cape ann, massachusetts. The two women discover, as diamant writes, an endless supply of things to talk about. Slowly, they begin to share their personal histories and to realize how much they can learn from each other. She is also the author of six books about contemporary jewish practice. Anita diamant, whose rich portrayal of the biblical world of women illuminated her. Anita diamant is the bestselling author of the novels the red tent, good harbor, and the last days of dogtown, as well as the collection of essays, pitching. When anita diamant started writing her justreleased second novel, good harbor scribner, a few years ago, it was just the next idea that popped up, she says. Good harbor by anita diamant pdf free download ebook. Anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and nonfiction books. Anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and non fiction books.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read good harbor. Headlines, bathing suits, books, and story by story, themselves. 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. Diamant lives in massachusetts, with her husband and daughter. This is the 2nd anita diamant book that i have read and have enjoyed this book as well even though red tent is a stronger book. The jewish wedding now addie baum is the boston girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for america and its effect on their three daughters. Anita diamants international bestseller the red tent brilliantly recreated the ancient world of womanhood, exploring the passions, traditions, and turmoil of a family of mothers and daughters from the book of genesis. She recently published an updated edition of her very first book, which was the new jewish wedding. She has published five novels, the most recent of which is the boston girl, a new york times best seller. Author interview anita diamant, author of good harbor. Download audiobooks by anita diamant stream or download.
Anita diamant has the rare ability to tell a story with charm and sensitivity yet never to slither over into the mawkish or sentimental. Anita diamant is the author of twelve books the newest novel being the boston girl. The seaside town of gloucester, massachusetts is a place where the smell of. Anita earned a bachelors degree in comparative literature from washington university in st. Good harbor 2001 the last days of dogtown 2005 day. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good harbor. Click download or read online button to get good harbor a novel book now. How to comfort the dying, bury the dead, and mourn as a jew. Anita diamant books list of books by author anita diamant.
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. Kathleen, whose sister died of breast cancer fifteen years earlier, has just been diagnosed. Diamant brings her remarkable storytelling skills to good harbor offering insight to the precarious balance of marriage and career, motherhood and friendship in the world of modern women. 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. Anita diamants international bestseller the red tent brilliantly recreated the ancient world of womanhood. Anita diamants debut novel the red tent was an international bestseller and won the booksense book of the year award. Diamants story about the tenderness of true friendship is a great read, written with simplicity and understanding. Anita diamant was born on 27th june 1951 in brooklyn, new york, where she spent most of her childhood. Anita diamant is the daughter of two holocaust survivors.
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