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Anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting magazine. Day after night is based on the extraordinary true story of the. And thats really only because i saw it in the library the day after my mom realized the author had gone to the same jewish camp or youth group, or something. Day after night demonstrates the power of fiction to illuminate the souls of people battered by the forces of history. Day after night is based on the real story of displaced jewish people in an internment camp in palestine following the end of wwii.

Just as she gave voice to the silent women of the old testament in the red tent, anita diamant creates a cast of breathtakingly vivid characters young women who escaped to israel from nazi europe in this intensely dramatic novel day after night is based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945 rescue of more than two hundred prisoners from the atlit internment camp, a. Read day after night a novel by anita diamant available from rakuten kobo. The tone of this novel is dark, perhaps by design to convey the past agonies of the four female protagonists. The book follows four young women who are coping with the loss of their families while trying to make a. Anita diamant will speak about her book day after night, about four young women who escape the holocaust and immigrate to palestine before israel became a state, only to be locked up by the british in internment camps. 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.

The more a daughter knows about the details of her mothers life without flinching or whining the stronger the daughter. Buy at local store enter your zip code below to purchase from an indie close to you. Clipped, terse sentences nearly devoid of emotion punctuate the early chapters of anita diamants new novel, day after night. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to the silent women of the hebrew bible in the red tent, anita diamant creates a cast of breathtakingly vivid charactersyoung women who escaped to israel from nazi europein this intensely dramatic novel. Diamant, anita day after night 1st edition 1st printing ebay. Anita diamant examines these double survivors in her new book, day after night. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Day after night is based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945 rescue of more than two hundred prisoners from the atlit internment. Books by anita diamant authors like anita diamant what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Pious women on either side of her covered their eyes with their fingers, soundlessly mouthing the words. Although the red tent is her more famous novel, the first anita diamant book ive read is day after night. Day after night is based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945 rescue of more than 200 prisoners from the atlit internment camp a prison for illegal immigrants run by the british military off the coast of the mediterranean, south of haifa. Books by anita diamant authors like anita diamant what.

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Anita diamant, who dedicates the book to her grandfather and an uncle who died in the holocaust, offers homage to the survivors and. Day after night by anita diamant overdrive rakuten. Just as she gave voice to the silent women of the hebrew bible in the red tent, anita diamant creates a cast of breathtakingly vivid charactersyoung women who escaped to israel from nazi europein this intensely dramatic novel day after night is based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to. Anita diamant is a novelist, journalist, essayist, and the author of five guidebooks to contemporary jewish life. Day after night book by anita diamant official publisher page.

Jewish traditions, customs and values for todays families. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake city tribune day after night demonstrates the power of fiction to illuminate the souls of people battered by the forces of history. Day after night by anita diamant day after night by. If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. She focuses on four women, each from a different country, a different situation, but all intensely avoiding the memories of the past years. Day after night is a devastatingly beautiful novel, a story only anita diamant could tell, and it will make every reader weep. Atlit is a holding camp for illegal immigrants in israel in 1945. She has published five novels, the most recent of which is the boston girl, a new york times best seller. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to the silent women of the hebrew bible in the red tent, anita. The tale takes place in the latter half of 1945 at atlit, a camp in israel where those fleeing.

Names, ceremonies and customsa guide for todays families living a jewish life. Day after night book jackson county library services. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to the silent women of the hebrew. Day after night focuses on the experience of women who survived the holocaust and in 1945 make their way to what was then palestine, where they are locked up in a british internment camp. Anita diamant books list of books by author anita diamant. Day after night ebook by anita diamant rakuten kobo. She is best known for her 1997 novel the red tent, which eventually became a. The book focuses on four women who have each walked a different path to get to atlit.

The book is a first person narrative that describes the life of a minor character dinah, in the bible. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Anita diamants day after night is a fictionalized account of the 1945 rescue of the prisoners being held in the atlit internment camp near hafia, close to the mediterranean coast. I chose this book expecting great things having read the red tent which was a fascinating read which gripped me all the way through. It was the slowest kaddish zorah had ever heard, every syllable weighted by groans and sighs. Buy a cheap copy of day after night book by anita diamant. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then. Washington post book world a compelling account of pain and hardship linked to one of historys great tragedies. Anita diamant, the bestselling author of the red tent, turns her attention from biblical narrative to the story of a decidedly more modern group of jewish women in her latest novel, day after night. The internment camp where the immigrants without papers were imprisoned was not at all harsh. Anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and nonfiction books.