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I have decided on The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. Below is summary - Enjoy!
Blends mythology, magic, archaeology and women. Traces four women, their path to the Masada massacre. In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived.
Four bold, resourceful, and sensuous women come to Masada by a different path. Yael’s mother died in childbirth, and her father never forgave her for that death. Revka, a village baker’s wife, watched the horrifically brutal murder of her daughter by Roman soldiers; she brings to Masada her twin grandsons, rendered mute by their own witness. Aziza is a warrior’s daughter, raised as a boy, a fearless rider and expert marksman, who finds passion with another soldier. Shirah is wise in the ways of ancient magic and medicine, a woman with uncanny insight and power. The four lives intersect in the desperate days of the siege, as the Romans draw near. All are dovekeepers, and all are also keeping secrets — about who they are, where they come from, who fathered them, and whom they love.
Elva
3 comments:
I have wanted to read this for a while.
Fascinating look at another time. Felt I had been transported to that life. The view from the woman's perspective was so unusual. The culture of the women so clearly illustrates how cruel and unforgiving that time could be, and how much they cared for each other and their children. Really enjoyed the insight as well as the total experience this book gave me.
Mica
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Also Ladies given that Canada Day is Wednesday July 1st my family will be at the cottage for the Saturday the 4th-6th, as the official long weekend which pushes our book club to the Saturday the 11th, later than usual but it's the way the holiday goes it pushed everything forward.
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