“Alice Hoffman is the author of more than 20 acclaimed novels, several short story collections and award-winning novels for teen readers. But she surpasses all those with her newest book, a mesmerizing tale set in ancient Israel. The lives of four extraordinary women intersect on a mountain top called Masada, the last stronghold of a shattered Jewish people terrorized by the Roman army. Each of these women has arrived on Masada by a very different path, but as the Roman siege deepens, these women, charged with protecting the colony’s doves, come to understand each other as kindred spirits. Hoffman weaves a deeply moving story of love, betrayal, magic and faith against the meticulously researched backdrop of the tragedy that was Masada. Beautiful and haunting, this novel will stay with youfor a long, long time.”—Kristine, The Snow Goose Bookstore, Stanwood, WA. Buy The Dovekeepers from your local indie.
Face Out
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
December 10, 2011