Particularize Based On Books The Dovekeepers

Title	:	The Dovekeepers
Author	:	Alice Hoffman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 504 pages
Published	:	October 4th 2011 by Simon and Schuster
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Magical Realism

The Dovekeepers Hardcover | Pages: 504 pages

Commentary Supposing Books The Dovekeepers

Over five years in the writing, The Dovekeepers is Alice Hoffman's most ambitious and mesmerizing novel, a tour de force of imagination and research, set in ancient Israel.

In 70 C.E., nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Based on this tragic and iconic event, Hoffman's novel is a spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women, each of whom has come to Masada by a different path. Yael's mother died in childbirth, and her father, an expert assassin, never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker's wife, watched the horrifically brutal murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her young grandsons, rendered mute by what they have witnessed. Aziza is a warrior's daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and an expert marksman who finds passion with a fellow soldier. Shirah, born in Alexandria, is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power.

The lives of these four complex and fiercely independent women intersect in the desperate days of the siege. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets - about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.

Be Specific About Books Toward The Dovekeepers

Original Title:	The Dovekeepers
ISBN:	145161747X (ISBN13: 9781451617474)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Aziza, Yael, Revka, Shirah
Setting:	Masada
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2011)

Rating Based On Books The Dovekeepers

Ratings: 4.04 From 64842 Users | 7873 Reviews

Commentary Based On Books The Dovekeepers

The desire for Jerusalem was a fire that could not be quenched. There was a spark inside that holiest of holy places that made people want to possess it, and what men yearn for they often destroy.I've realized that when I rate a book on GR, four stars mean that it's a really good book and that I would highly recommend it to most people, but when I rate a book five stars it mostly means that there was a personal connection with the book. This was definitely the case with The Dovekeepers, although

4.5 StarsWe came like doves across the desert. In a time when there was nothing but death, we were grateful for anything, and most grateful of all when we awoke to another day. We had been wandering for so long I forgot what it was like to live within walls or sleep through the night. In that time I lost all I might have possessed if Jerusalem had not fallen: a husband, a family, a future of my own. My girlhood disappeared in the desert. The person Id once been vanished as I wrapped myself in

Wow, a lot going on here. A bit repetitive and mighty superstitious, ancient times are presented here in a not-too-graphic presentation. My first Alice Hoffman, but I have some more of hers to read on my list. This book has been on my TBR since 2012, so I am happy to report finishing, and well worth it.Herbane, holy plant.Burned amulets at roots offering to Ashtoresh, goddess watch in time of strife. Recipe book for human heart, all we know and all experienced contained there.

It's pure soap opera. When the story's moving, it engages. Otherwise, it's stagnant and annoying.This book has the nasty whiff of Anita Diamont: phony historicity; extraneous research thrown in because she has it, not because it fits; names of objects (e.g.: "birthing stool") that are never explained (probably because the author is clueless about its use); predictable outcomes (of course Yael will fall in love with the enslaved legionnaire); repetitive themes and phrases, ponderous and

"Dovekeepers" is the first book I've read of Alice Hoffmans'. In fact, one evening my wife looked at the book while I was reading in bed and said: "You're reading Alice Hoffman? I've read Alice Hoffman. But you don't read Alice Hoffman!"And so I DID read Alice Hoffman and I liked Alice Hoffman. This is a very good book. It's real deep and very weighty. "Dovekeepers" orbits around the real life events of the early 70s A.D. in ancient Judea. Rome was large and in charge and in the midst of

This is a work of historical fiction. The story is based on the Roman attack on the fortress at Masada in 73 A.D. and the resulting mass suicide. Since I have visited this site in present-day Israel, I was interested in reading a novel based on this event.In terms of the history, Hoffman has done an admirable job of researching and narrating the events at Masada. She describes the time, place and culture of the ancient Hebrews with great detail.However, in terms of the fictional part of the

There are many reasons why I wouldnt like this book:1. I hate feeling dumb.2. Its set in Ancient Israel, 70 C.E. to be exact, and the fact that I had to ask what C.E. meant --being a child of B.C and A.D --did not go over well (Refer to #1)3. Its set in Ancient Israel and I, shamefully, have absolutely no clue what happened back then. I mean besides the Last Temptation of Christ and bible stories that I kind of sort of remember. (#1)4. The author also wrote Practical Magic, which I have not read