The book covers a period of four years as the romans waged war against the jewish stronghold of masada, claimed by a group 900 rebels and their families. After writing for thirtyfive years, after more than thirty works of fiction, i was. Alice hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the world that we knew, practical magic, the rules of magic, the oprahs book club selection here on earth,the red garden, the dovekeepers,the museum of extraordinary things, the marriage of opposites, and faithful. Apr 03, 2012 the dovekeepers is my absolute favourite adult novel. It was a gift from my greatgreat grandmothers, the women of ancient israel who first spoke to me when i visited the mountain fortress of masada. Praise for the dovekeepers hoffman is a writer of great perception and she captures with precision the complexity of the relationships between the women, their fear and guilt, their courage, their hunger for consolation and companionship guardian. Its almost as if ive ran a race, my adrenaline is pumping and my heart beating a mile a minute, scenes from the book keep going around and around in my head. Four strong women are brought together at the mountain of masada and fight for their lives against the romans. Books by alice hoffman alice hoffman average rating 3. All are dovekeepers, and all are keepers of secrets about who. Never before has a book entranced me the way the dovekeepers by alice hoffman has. But when their hearts warm to one another during those cold months together, will they let their romance bloom into spring.
Online shopping from a great selection at kindle store store. The dovekeepers king county library system overdrive. As i have a personal academic interest in the masada holdout against the overwhelming odds of romes legions and the conviction of the essene community that they were indeed in the end times. Its very rare that i give a book 55 stars, but i dont hesitate to give the dovekeepers a perfect score. Free download or read online the dovekeepers pdf epub book. Alice hoffmans the dovekeepers is a splendid entertainment, a harrowing, thrilling, feminist historical novel fueled to fever pitch by a rich imagination. The dovekeepers were the women who fed, cared for a protected the birds that the whole ecology depended upon, from their eggs to their droppings that helped to grow the gardens of fruit trees, olives and all they required to support a large community.
Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred jews held out for months against armies of romans on masada, a mountain in the judean desert. The dovekeepers bucks county free library overdrive. In fact, one evening my wife looked at the book while i was reading in bed and said. The dovekeepers public library of cincinnati and hamilton. The dovekeepers manatee county public library system. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book. The dovekeepers salt lake county library services overdrive.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 504 pages and is available in hardcover format. The dovekeepers kindle edition by alice hoffman author. The writing is so rich that i felt like i was in ancient israel and when i finished the book, i felt homesick for a country i have never been to. Its my third by alice hoffman, and her writing style never fails to put me under a spell. Shop for kindle ebooks online at best prices in india at amazon. A novel is my favorite and most moving book that i read in 2012. Poll ballot the dovekeepers by alice hoffman 4 stars jen k. The dovekeepers was published by simon and schuster on 4 october 2011.
The dovekeepers fort vancouver regional library district. According to the ancient historian josephus, two women and five children survived. The dovekeepers north central regional library overdrive. Dovekeepers orbits around the real life events of the early 70s a. The dovekeepers spokane county library district overdrive. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are aziza, yael. Dovekeepers is the first book ive read of alice hoffmans. The dovekeepers is a novel set during and after the fall of jerusalem 70 c. Its impossible to express how this book has drawn me in. The dovekeepers tulsa citycounty library overdrive. And so i did read alice hoffman and i liked alice hoffman. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. How to write a kindle book, how to write a novel, book writing, writing a novel, write for kindle the wolf chronicles. Shop for kindle ebooks online at best prices in india at.
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The dovekeepers palm beach county library system overdrive. Each and every page clearly demonstrated how much research went into not just the historical but also the social and spiritual aspects of firstcentury judea. After losing her house, widow and single mother lena must enter a marriage of convenience with anker to survive the winter. In telling their story of loss and love, ive told my own story as well. The story of the last zealot stronghold in judea is told from the point of view of four fictional women in the novel the dovekeepers by alice hoffman. The discussion was lively and made me think about events in the story in a different light, one that i wouldnt have thought of on my own. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dovekeepers. You will feel like you are in ancient israel, running from fear and enemies and fighting for your life. This reading group guide for the dovekeepers includes discussion questions and a letter from author, alice hoffman. Buy the dovekeepers by alice hoffman from amazon s fiction books store. Alice hoffman has a gift for enabling the reader to engage with the mores and mindset of the age and background in which her story unfolds. The dovekeepers east baton rouge parish library overdrive. Alice hoffman booklist alice hoffman message board.
The dovekeepers pikes peak library district overdrive. This is more than just historical fiction it is also a part of the magical realism genre, making the book suitable for lovers of history and fantasy. The dovekeepers is a 2011 historical novel by american writer alice hoffman. Pdf the dovekeepers book by alice hoffman free download. A novel and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. The lives of four sensuous, bold and remarkable women intersect in the year ad 70, in the desperate days of the siege of masada, when supplies are dwindling and the romans are drawing near. The novel dramatizes the siege of masada 7374 ce by troops of the roman empire towards the end of the first jewishroman war 6673 ce. Hoffman grounds her expansive, intricately woven, and deepest new novel in biblical history, with a devotion and seriousness of purpose entertainment weekly. Ive literally just finished reading this book and i cant get my mind to settle down. The dovekeepers by alice hoffman overdrive rakuten.
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