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Review — The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

Masada It was the setting that roused my interest in The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. The novel is entrenched in the history of Masada, a mountain in the Judeaen desert in Israel. My familiarity with Masada is rooted in a personal visit taken while touring Israel. Hoffman's story adds life and meaning to my trip as … Continue reading Review — The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

Posted on 7 Jan 201210 Nov 2021 by Innis GeePosted in 4 Star, NYT Best SellersTagged Alice Hoffman, Ben Simon, Masada, Yael. Leave a comment

How’s This For Openers?

In the beginning, God...From The Bible

When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. From "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

A column of smoke rose thin and straight from the cabin chimney. From "The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

It was Saturday when they drove the old car into town, returning him, passing by big houses with their blankets of dark grass beneath ancient oak trees. From "Father and Son" by Larry Brown

Imagine a ruin so strange it must never have happened. From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

It was November. From "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield

At the first gesture of morning, the flies stirred. From "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier

Their stories began with the day my father appeared. From "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant

We had been wandering for so long I forgot what it was like to live within walls or sleep through the night. From "The Dovekeepers" by Alice Hoffman

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