The Dovekeepers
A Novel
New York : Scribner, 2012, ©2011.
Format: Book
Edition: 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
Description: 505 pages : map ; 20 cm
A tale inspired by the tragic first-century massacre of hundreds of Jewish people at Masada presents the stories of a hated daughter, a baker's wife, a girl disguised as a warrior, and a medicine woman who keep doves and secrets while Roman soldiers draw near.
Subjects:
Women -- Israel -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Fiction.
Women -- Israel -- Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Fiction.
ISBN:
1451617488
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Includes reading group guide.
Includes bibliographical references (page 505).
Includes bibliographical references (page 505).