The dovekeepers
Subtitle: a novel
By: Alice Hoffman
Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781451617474
Subjects: Siege, 72-73; Women; Man-woman relationships; Identity (Psychology); Fiction
Other titles: Dove keepers
Description: 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.