Told in four parts, the first comes from yael, daughter of yosef bar elhanan, a sicarii zealot assassin, rejected by her father because of her. Find books like the dovekeepers from the worlds largest community of readers. Praise for the dovekeepers hoffman is a writer of great perception and she captures with precision the complexity of the relationships between the women, their fear and guilt, their courage, their hunger for. This is a feminist tale, a story of strong, intelligent women wedded to destiny by love and sacrifice. Buy a cheap copy of the dovekeepers book by alice hoffman. The dovekeepers alice hoffman, 2011 scribner 512 pp. 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. Where does the dovekeepers rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are aziza, yael. The dovekeepers is striking hoffman grounds her expansive, intricately woven, and deepest new novel in biblical history, with a devotion and seriousness of purpose entertainment weekly. Free download or read online the dovekeepers pdf epub book.
A novel by alice hoffman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The story is historical and based in fact so not hoffman s normal work. The dovekeepers is a twopart television adaptation based on the book of the same name by alice hoffman from executive producers roma downey and mark burnett. The dovekeepers audiobook by alice hoffman, heather lind. As an audiobook it was great would you be willing to try another book from alice hoffman and heather lind. Book looks with cathy stetson the dove keepers by alice. The dovekeepers, alice hoffman, paperback book ebay. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the dovekeepers. A novel by alice hoffman for this weeks reading wednesday.
The dovekeepers by alice hoffman book club discussion. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 504 pages and is available in hardcover format. Its clear from the outset of the dovekeepers that we are firmly in alice hoffman territory. Buy the dovekeepers by alice hoffman from amazons fiction books store. The novel focuses on the lives of four very different women who took refuge at masada.
But instead of the safe suburbs of new england, we have been. Alice hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the world that we knew, practical magic, the rules of magic, the oprahs book club selection here on earth,the red garden, the dovekeepers,the museum of extraordinary things, the marriage of opposites, and faithful. Alice hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the world that we knew, the rules of magic, the marriage of opposites, practical magic, the red garden, the oprahs book club selection here on earth, the museum of extraordinary things, and the dovekeepers. Alice hoffman books list of books by author alice hoffman. Pdf the dovekeepers book by alice hoffman free download. Hoffman grounds her expansive, intricately woven, and deepest new novel in biblical history, with a devotion and seriousness of purpose entertainment weekly. Ive never read alice hoffman before and with close to 600 pages, i feared i may not make it to the end. Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred jews held out for months against armies of romans on masada, a mountain in the judean desert. The dovekeepers was the book selection for the month.
Alice hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the world that we knew, practical magic, the rules of magic, the oprahs book club selection here on earth,the red garden, the dovekeepers,the museum of extraordinary things, the marriage of. Alice hoffman s bestselling, spellbinding tale of four extraordinarily bold, resourceful, and sensuous women in masada in 70 a. Ron charles ron charles writes about books for the washington post. Hoffman s grasp of her subject compels respect helen dunmore, the times a book as monumental as its subject, magical, moving, quite beautifully written and probably hoffman s best. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader. Herbs and potions, love charms and secrets, the complex intimacies between mothers and daughters. A genuine masterpiece daily mail i would share the incredible creative power and intense imagination of alice hoffman, whose novel the dovekeepers. Praise for the dovekeepers hoffman is a writer of great perception and she captures with precision the complexity of the relationships between the women, their fear and guilt, their courage, their hunger for consolation and companionship guardian fascinating. A remarkable tale of biblical history and four powerful women. We see life in the mountain fortress through the eyes of. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The program premiered in the united states on march 31, 2015 on cbs. I would be unlikely to buy another book by these authors.
The novel is alice hoffman s latest book, the dovekeepers, which attempts to retell the story of the jewish resistance during the roman siege of masada in the first century. A letter from alice hoffman once in a lifetime a book may come to a writer as an unexpected gift. I am still reeling from the dovekeepers from the history alice hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. Dont let that put you off as this is a really good story, there is still a sense of fate and magic that runs through it as hoffman tunes into her typical language of women and a deeper magic at work. Before moving to washington, he edited the books section. If you have read other alice hoffman novels that include mystical elementssuch as practical magic or fortunes daughterhow do they compare to the dovekeepers and its use of magic. The novel dramatizes the siege of masada 7374 ce by troops of the roman empire towards the end of the first jewishroman war 6673 ce television film. The dovekeepers an ambitious and mesmerizing novel from the bestselling author of rules of magic.