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The dovekeepers : a novel / Alice Hoffman.

Summary:

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781451617474 (hbk.)
ISBN: 145161747X (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781451617498 (ebk.)
ISBN: 1451617496 (ebk.)
Physical Description: 504 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2011.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 504).

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Genre:

Psychological fiction.
Historical fiction.
Love stories.

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