A review by lizella
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

4.0

A powerful book in so many ways – historical time frame, narrative, and characters. I loved the way the story was told through four female characters to describe a time that has left very little trace of the female voice. Each woman’s story takes up a quarter of the book, moving us through time in a linear fashion and giving us glimpses of the internal and external lives of each and their relationships. This is another time frame and story that I didn’t know much about before reading this book. While not much is known, Hoffman did an amazing job of researching the facts and creating believable characters to inhabit a world so removed from our own.