The dovekeepers : a novel /
Dove keepers
Alice Hoffman.
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- New York : Scribner, 2011.
- 504 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 504).
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.