In the judean desert 2,000 years ago, as a small band of jewish people withstand the roman empire, the lives of four spellbinding women intersect in profound ways. Alice hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the world that we knew, the rules of magic, the marriage of opposites, practical magic, the red garden, the oprahs book club selection here on earth, the museum of extraordinary things. With maia laura attard, andre agius, jonas armstrong, diego boneta. The world that we knew audiobook alice hoffman audible.
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Her father, yosef bar elhanan, is a notorious assassin, a member of the sicarii, a blademinded branch of the zealot movement. This novel is a sprawling tale based on another event in history. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are aziza, yael. Read the dovekeepers by alice hoffman for free with a 30 day free trial. The dovekeepers tells the tale of the siege of masada from the perspectives of four different women. The audio download edition includes an exclusive interview with alice. The author of practical magic discusses her latest novel alice hoffmans the dovekeepers alice hoffman on the dovekeepers audiobook. Review in her remarkable new novel, alice hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, womens solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic thats quietly present in our daytoday living. The dovekeepers is a novel set during and after the fall of jerusalem 70 c.
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