A review by bluestarfish
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

3.0

Alice Hoffman brings us a story of Masada and the history as tolded by Flavius Josephus, albeit interpreted through the lens of four women. This was an absorbing read in many ways despite the relentless catalog of misery in the four parts of the book. Although I suppose a story that ends in the survival of only two women and five children was never going to be that cheery. This is a very well researched book and I enjoyed reading about a time in history I don't know that much about. A small frustration was that I did find myself forgetting which woman's story I was reading at times as their individual voices were quite similar, but it's been interesting looking up pictures of Masada afterwards as that is a striking place!