Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

The dovekeepers

Hoffman, Alice.

The dovekeepers - New York. Scribner. 11/17/2011 - 504 p. : map ; 24 cm.

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.

9781451617474 (hbk.) 145161747X (hbk.) 9781451617498 (ebk.) 1451617496 (ebk.)

2011018099


Women -- Israel -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Fiction.