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A review by kitkat2500
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
5.0
I fell into this book and felt like I had fallen inside a dream. The writing is mesmerizing and lyrical. I would re-read sentences and paragraphs just to savour the beautiful words and the depth of the emotions. When I arrived at the last word, I wanted to go right back to the beginning and remain inside this engrossing tale.
While this is a fictional novel, it is based on historical events around 70 AD, after the fall of Jerusalem. A group of 900 Jews who took refuge on the mountaintop fortress of Masada were the last holdouts to the Romans. According to historians, 2 women and 5 children survived. Hoffman has imagined their stories in a skillful and spellbinding way.
I was lucky to have read this book just after having visited the actual site of the Masada by the Dead Sea. It likely increased my enjoyment of the story. And I would highly recommend this fabulous book, which is the first one I have read by Hoffman, and now will not be the last!
While this is a fictional novel, it is based on historical events around 70 AD, after the fall of Jerusalem. A group of 900 Jews who took refuge on the mountaintop fortress of Masada were the last holdouts to the Romans. According to historians, 2 women and 5 children survived. Hoffman has imagined their stories in a skillful and spellbinding way.
I was lucky to have read this book just after having visited the actual site of the Masada by the Dead Sea. It likely increased my enjoyment of the story. And I would highly recommend this fabulous book, which is the first one I have read by Hoffman, and now will not be the last!