Anita Diamant

Anita Diamant

3 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Red Tent (1997)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: How to Find and Work with a Literary Agent (1986)
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Publication Order of Instaread Summary Books
Start with: Summary of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell (2016)

ⓘ About Anita Diamant

Anita Diamant is predominantly famous for her great writing of the book The Red Tent. The book is a first person narrative that describes the life of a minor character Dinah, in the Bible. Anita broadens the life of the only daughter of Jacob and Leah. The book title describes a tent, which according to the ancient laws women seek refuge in when they begin menstruating or giving birth. It is from this tent that women from the tribe of Jacob must go to find encouragement and moral support from their aunties, mothers and sisters.The book includes a number of characters who do not appear in biblical accounts such as Laban’s second wife and her reckless sons. The Red Tent describes Genesis 34, where Dinah was ‘defiled’ by a prince of Shechem, she unfortunately falls pregnant.

All Book Series by Anita Diamant

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The Red Tent

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1997

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1997
2
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Good Harbor

Book 2 of 5 · published 2001

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2001
3
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The Last Days of Dogtown

Book 3 of 5 · published 2005

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2005
4
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Day After Night

Book 4 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
5
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The Boston Girl

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2014

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2014
1
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How to Find and Work with a Literary Agent

Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1986

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1986
2
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New Jewish Wedding

Book 2 of 15 · published 1986

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1986
3
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The Jewish Baby Book

Book 3 of 15 · published 1988

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1988
4
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What to Name Your Jewish Baby

Book 4 of 15 · published 1989

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1989
5
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Living a Jewish Life

Book 5 of 15 · published 1991

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1991
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The New Jewish Baby Book

Book 6 of 15 · published 1993

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1993
7
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Bible Baby Names

Book 7 of 15 · published 1996

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1996
8
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Choosing a Jewish Life

Book 8 of 15 · published 1998

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1998
9
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Saying Kaddish

Book 9 of 15 · published 1998

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1998
10
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How to Be a Jewish Parent

Book 10 of 15 · published 2000

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2000
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Pitching My Tent

Book 11 of 15 · published 2003

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2003
12
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How to Raise a Jewish Child

Book 12 of 15 · published 2008

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2008
13
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Life and Death in the Nursery

Book 13 of 15 · published 2016

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2016
14
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The Jewish Wedding Now

Book 14 of 15 · published 2017

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2017
15
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Period. End of Sentence

Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2021 Co-authored · Melissa Berton

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2021
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Summary of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2016 Anthology · Nadia Hashimi,Instaread Summaries

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2016
2
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Summary of The Light Between Oceans

Book 2 of 4 · published 2016 Anthology · M.L. Stedman,Instaread Summaries

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2016
3
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Summary of The Boston Girl

Book 3 of 4 · published 2016 Co-authored · Instaread Summaries

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2016
4
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Summary of The Invention of Wings

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2016 Anthology · Sue Monk Kidd,Instaread Summaries

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2016

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Anita Diamant?

Anita Diamant is predominantly famous for her great writing of the book The Red Tent. The book is a first person narrative that describes the life of a minor character Dinah, in the Bible. Anita broadens the life of the only daughter of Jacob and Leah.

Which Anita Diamant series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Instaread Summary series, the earliest of Anita Diamant's multi-book series: it opens with Summary of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell (2016) and runs to 4 books across 2016, ending with Summary of The Invention of Wings (2016).

How many books has Anita Diamant written?

Anita Diamant has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1986 and 2021. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Instaread Summary series with 4 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Anita Diamant's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anita Diamant's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Instaread Summary (2016, 4 books).

How are Anita Diamant's books organised into series?

This guide splits Anita Diamant's 24 books into 1 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Instaread Summary (4 books, 2016).