The Dovekeepers

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A major contribution to twenty-first-century literatureToni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and author of Beloved

In the year 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against the Roman army in ancient Israel. Only two women and five children survived.

Based on this tragic event, Alice Hoffman weaves a spellbinding story about the lives of four bold and remarkable women during desperate days of the siege of Masada, when supplies are dwindling and the Romans are drawing near.

Yael is the assassins daughter, Revkas life has been torn apart by the Romans, Aziza has been raised as a warrior and Shirah is wise in the ways of ancient magic. All are dovekeepers, and all are keepers of secrets about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.

The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffmans masterpiece.

Praise forThe 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 companionshipGuardian

Fascinating . . . Hoffmans grasp of her subject compels respect Helen Dunmore, The Times

A book as monumental as its subject, magical, moving, quite beautifully written and probably Hoffmans best. A genuine masterpieceDaily Mail

I would share the incredible creative power and intense imagination of Alice Hoffman, whose novel The Dovekeepersshows just how far and deep historical fiction can goObserver, What Will Be Under Your Tree This Christmas

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What is it that makes American authors excel at depicting marriage Alice Hoffmans The Marriage of Opposites is one of the best novels on the subject . . . not least because the opposites of its title embrace not just gender but race, class and religion . . . Hoffmans sensuous prose is ideally suited to describing the landscape . . . As intoxicating as the finest island rum * Independent on The Marriage of Opposites *
Hoffman is a master of evocatively described places . . . This captivating novel transports the reader to a sensual world of lush tropical landscapes, colonial opulence and conflicted passions * The Lady on The Marriage of Opposites *
Alice Hoffmans fictionalised biography of Rachel Pizzarros life is an evocative, sensitive and historically rich portrayal of a woman living ahead of her time * The Observer on The Marriage of Opposites *

Author Bio

Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, includingThe Book of Magic,Magic Lessons,The World That We Knew,Practical Magic,The Rules of Magic(a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), the Oprahs Book Club SelectionHere on Earth,The Red Garden,The Dovekeepers,The Museum of Extraordinary Things,The Marriage of Opposites, andFaithful. She lives near Boston.