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The story of the last zealot stronghold in judea is told from the point of view of four fictional women in the novel the dovekeepers by alice hoffman. Alice hoffman is one of the mostloved writers of the century, with over 30 titles delighting readers of all ages across the globe. Alice hoffman and judith light talk about the world that. The dovekeepers by alice hoffman audio book simply audiobooks. It is a masterpiece, but it is also of a piece, of a type. The dovekeepers by alice hoffman on free audio book download. It was a gift from my greatgreat grandmothers, the women of ancient israel who first spoke to me when i visited the mountain fortress of masada. Alice hoffman is the bestselling author of nearly twenty acclaimed novels beloved by teens and adults, including aquamarine and practical magic, both made into major motion pictures, as well as the foretelling, green angel, the ice queen, and here on earth an oprah book club selection. Oct 04, 2011 alice hoffman may be the most uneven writer in america. It is a book that will go down in history for its own right and should be cherished by all. According to the ancient historian josephus, two women and five children survived. The dovekeepers is alice hoffman s most ambitious and mesmerizing novel.
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The dovekeepers tells the story of nine hundred jews living on masada in the desert, under siege by the romans. Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred jews held out for months against armies of romans on masada, a mountain in the judean desert. Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook below, read by judith light. The lives of four sensuous, bold and remarkable women intersect in the year ad 70, in the desperate days of the siege of masada, when supplies are dwindling and the romans are drawing near. Alice hoffmans the dovekeepers is a splendid entertainment, a harrowing, thrilling, feminist historical novel fueled to fever pitch by a rich imagination. The dovekeepers audiobook by alice hoffman rakuten kobo.
Browse alice hoffmans bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. It was our largest book to date at 500 pages but almost every member managed to finish it in time for our meeting. The dovekeepers audiobook by alice hoffman, heather lind. This novel is a sprawling tale based on another event in history. I would be unlikely to buy another book by these authors. Aug 18, 2011 the dovekeepers, and many alice hoffman books, offers unheard stories and perspectives from women. The dovekeepers by alice hoffman book club discussion. This small farm on the outer reaches of cape cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet. Ive never read alice hoffman before and with close to 600 pages, i feared i may not make it to the end. The world that we knew audiobook alice hoffman audible. Oct 23, 2011 the novel is alice hoffmans latest book, the dovekeepers, which attempts to retell the story of the jewish resistance during the roman siege of masada in the first century. All are dovekeepers, and all are keepers of secrets about who. Alice hoffman s dovekeepers builds on lives of jewish heroines.
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