If you want to know a woman, ask her about her mother.
This is the premise of the story told by Dinah, the only daughter of Jacob. She is revered by her four mothers Leah, Rachel, Billhah and Zilpah. It is the tale of her mothers and their love for her father Jacob. A story of four sisters who must share a husband and all that it entails. Of births, deaths, laughter and the joy of being a woman.
It is also the story of Dinah who tells us of her childhood and the events that led to the murder of her husband and the aftermath of that event.
Quite frankly this is my favourite book and one I can read over and over again because it tells of historical people and what their lives mus have been like in simple prose. It tells of how women coped with childbirth in ancient times, how they cooked and how they lived.
It is a story to make you think and to make you love Dinah and her mothers despite all their flaws.
A fantastic read and a must read for any woman.
5 out of 5 stars.
