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Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to the silent wome. Anita diamants story of four women, refugees from nazi europe, who find friendship, love, and salvation in a postwar british camp in palestine 5 out of 5 stars some of the saddest and greatest memories of all. An awardwinning journalist whose work appeared in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary. Anita earned a bachelors degree in comparative literature from washington university in st. Anita diamant s story of four women, refugees from nazi europe, who find friendship, love, and salvation in a postwar british camp in palestine 5 out of 5 stars some of the saddest and greatest memories of all. Anita diamant is an american author of fiction and nonfiction books. The factual details of the novel are so persuasive and interesting if troubling they make one long for the nonfiction book diamant might also have written. The story is told through the eyes of four young women at the camp with profoundly. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. 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 book by anita diamant official publisher.
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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. She is the author of the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown and day after night. Anita diamant is the author of twelve books the newest novel being the boston girl. Set in 1945, in the summer immediately following the end of world war ii in europe, day after night tells the stories of four young jewish womensurvivors of four different kinds of hell. An awardwinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting, she is the author of six nonfiction guides to contemporary jewish life. The novel climaxes with the breakout an actual event, but the real story here is. In august 1945, however, theyre stuck in atlit, a british detention center for illegal immigrants to the palestinian mandate. 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. Day after night anita diamant read online free books. A part of little known history, involving jewish interment in a holding camp called atlit in israel by english forces is the premise of day after night by anita diamant. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting magazine.
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She is best known for her 1997 novel the red tent, which eventually became a best seller and book club favorite. Overview set in 1945, in the summer immediately following the end of world war ii in europe, day after nighttells the stories of four young jewish womensurvivors of four different kinds of hell. 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. Anita diamant books list of books by author anita diamant. Jewish traditions, customs and values for todays families. 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 prison. She recently published an updated edition of her very first book, which was the new jewish wedding. It doesnt take long to become totally immersed in the harrowing stories. The book focuses on four women who have each walked a different path to get to atlit.
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