Dina’s Lost Tribe
by Brigitte Goldstein

List Price: $22.95
Pages: 412
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781450251075
Publisher: iUniverse

An American historian's search for her mythical birthplace leads her to a mountaintop utopia and the passionate world of a medieval Jewess.

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1. What are the parallels between the historical epochs in which the characters live?

2. What is the relationship between Dina and the priest?

3. What motivates Dina to make the confession to her sons?

4. How is this Dina different from her biblical namesake?

5. In what way do the stories of Dina and Nina mirror each other? How are they different in mentality?

6. How is the mentality of the different periods expressed?

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"Goldstein shows a talent for making historical events feel relevant and alive. [She] describes the various settings…with prose that is both aesthetically pleasing and intellectually satisfying."

— Kirkus Discoveries Reviews