The dovekeepers

Alice Hoffman

About this book

A tale inspired by the tragic first-century massacre of hundreds of Jewish people at Masada presents the stories of a hated daughter, a baker's wife, a girl disguised as a warrior, and a medicine woman who keep doves and secrets while Roman soldiers draw near.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fiction, historical
  • fiction, historical, general
  • fiction, psychological
  • fiction, romance, historical
  • identité (psychologie)
  • identity (psychology)
  • israel, fiction
  • large type books
  • man-woman relationship
  • man-woman relationships
  • man-woman relationships, fiction
  • new york times bestseller
  • new york times reviewed
  • nyt:hardcover_fiction=2011-11-12
  • relations entre hommes et femmes
  • romans, nouvelles
  • siege, 72-73
  • women