{"product_id":"9780857205445-the-dovekeepers","title":"The Dovekeepers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most dramatic stories in ancient history told through the eyes of four remarkable women - a tour de force from an extraordinary writer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A major contribution to twenty-first-century literature’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eToni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and author of \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the year 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against the Roman army in ancient Israel. Only two women and five children survived.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Based on this tragic event, Alice Hoffman weaves a spellbinding story about the lives of four bold and remarkable women during desperate days of the siege of Masada, when supplies are dwindling and the Romans are drawing near.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYael \u003c\/b\u003eis the assassin’s daughter, \u003cb\u003eRevka\u003c\/b\u003e’s life has been torn apart by the Romans, \u003cb\u003eAziza \u003c\/b\u003ehas been raised as a warrior and \u003cb\u003eShirah \u003c\/b\u003eis wise in the ways of ancient magic. All are dovekeepers, and all are keepers of secrets – about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e is Alice Hoffman’s masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Hoffman is a \u003cb\u003ewriter of great perception\u003c\/b\u003e 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’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Fascinating . Hoffman’s grasp of her subject \u003cb\u003ecompels respect\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003eHelen Dunmore, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ‘A book as monumental as its subject, magical, moving, quite beautifully written and probably Hoffman’s best. \u003cb\u003eA genuine masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘I would share the incredible creative power and intense imagination of Alice Hoffman, whose novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eshows just how far and deep historical fiction can go\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, ‘What Will Be Under Your Tree This Christmas’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451448373622,"sku":"9780857205445","price":8.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31853440.jpg?v=1760462585","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857205445-the-dovekeepers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}