Hoffman, Alice.

The dovekeepers : a novel / Dove keepers Alice Hoffman. - New York : Scribner, 2012, c2011. - 505 p. : map ; 21 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.

ISBN: 9781451617481 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011018099

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Israel--Fiction.
Identity (Psychology)--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Masada Site (Israel)--Siege, 72-73--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Psychological fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3558.O3447 / D68 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54