The Dovekeepers A Novel
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Verlag:Simon + Schuster LLC
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ePUB
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Ja
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Ja
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
04.10.2011
Verlag
Simon + Schuster LLCSeitenzahl
512 (Printausgabe)
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4015 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781451617498
An ambitious and mesmerizing historical novel from the bestselling author of Rules of Magic. 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). Nearly two thousand years ago, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on Masada, a mountain fortress 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 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 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 Roman siege of Masada. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secretsabout who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.
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The Dovekeepers
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A great read!
This is an amazing story of strength, courage and the ability to move forward through life no matter the odds.
The beginning of the book left me in two minds as to my feeling about this title, but once I had reached "Revka's Story" I was totally captivated.
A heart wrenching story about the brutality of war, the loyalty of the early believers to their leaders and faith, and the incredible strength of four different women to go their own way in a time when that was unacceptable.
The selflessness of these women was inspiring, and did leave me shedding a tear or two.
Set in the time of ancient Israel, we definitely get a good feel for the time and struggle these people had to deal with.
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