The book follows four young women who are coping with the loss of their families while trying to make a new life in palestine israel. The tale takes place in the latter half of 1945 at atlit, a camp in israel where those fleeing. Jewish traditions, customs and values for todays families. This is the order of anita diamant books in both chronological order and publication order. 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. I chose this book expecting great things having read the red tent which was a fascinating read which gripped me all the way through. She has published five novels, the most recent of which is the boston girl, a new york times best seller. Anita diamant is a novelist, journalist, essayist, and the author of five guidebooks to contemporary jewish life. Atlit is a holding camp for illegal immigrants in israel in 1945. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recyclable packaging. It was the slowest kaddish zorah had ever heard, every syllable weighted by groans and sighs. 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. 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. She is the author of the red tent, good harbor, the last days of dogtown and day after night.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then. 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. Anita diamant books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Anita diamant made her debut as an author in 1986 with the nonfiction book how to find and work with a literary agent. 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. Buy a cheap copy of day after night book by anita diamant. Day after night is based on the extraordinary true story of the. She is best known for her 1997 novel the red tent, which eventually became a. 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. The internment camp where the immigrants without papers were imprisoned was not at all harsh.
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 near the mediterranean coast, day after night is told through the eyes of four young women with profoundly different stories. 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 is based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945 rescue of more than two hundred prisoners from the atlit internment. 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. Day after night is based on the real story of displaced jewish people in an internment camp in palestine following the end of wwii. This acclaimed book by anita diamant is available at in several formats for your ereader. The novel climaxes with the breakout an actual event, but the real story here is. The book focuses on four women who have each walked a different path to get to atlit. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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. 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. 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 is predominantly famous for her great writing of the book the red tent. List verified daily and newest books added immediately. 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. Buy at local store enter your zip code below to purchase from an indie close to you. However i was disappointed by day after night as it was a bit of a nonstory. Anita diamant is a prizewinning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the boston globe magazine and parenting magazine. Day after night ebook by anita diamant rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read day after night.
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. Anita diamant born june 27, 1951 is an american author of fiction and nonfiction books. Although the red tent is her more famous novel, the first anita diamant book ive read is day after night. Based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945 rescue of more than two hundred. Day after night book by anita diamant official publisher page. A fine and very readable novel set in a palestinian detention centre at the end of the second world war. This song of survival and dealing with atroicities rings true thoughtout this novel. Day after night is a devastatingly beautiful novel, a story only anita diamant could tell, and it will make every reader weep. Named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to. Day after night by anita diamant named a best book of the year by the washington post and the salt lake tribune just as she gave voice to the silent. 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. Anita diamant books list of books by author anita diamant. Anita broadens the life of the only daughter of jacob and leah.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Day after night demonstrates the power of fiction to illuminate the souls of people battered by the forces of history. Four young women haunted by unspeakable memories and losses, afraid to begin to hope, find salvation in the bonds of friendship and shared experience even as they confront the challenge of recreating themselves in a strange new country. Washington post book world a compelling account of pain and hardship linked to one of historys great tragedies. 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. Read day after night a novel by anita diamant available from rakuten kobo. Clipped, terse sentences nearly devoid of emotion punctuate the early chapters of anita diamants new novel, day after night. Day after night by anita diamant overdrive rakuten. The book follows four young women who are coping with the loss of their families while trying to make a. The book is a first person narrative that describes the life of a minor character dinah, in the bible. Based on the extraordinary true story of the october 1945 rescue of more than two hundred jewish prisoners from.
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