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The Dovekeepers

The Dovekeepers

Author(s): Alice Hoffman

Location(s): Israel

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): 70AD

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In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic historical event, Hoffman weaves a spellbinding tale of four extraordinary, bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. (Goodreads)

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Nominee for Goodreads 2011: Category “Best Historical Fiction”

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