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The Dovekeepers (novel)
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The Dovekeepers is a 2011 historical novel by American writer Alice Hoffman . The novel tells a fictionalized account of the Siege of Masada (73–74 A.D. ) by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 A.D.).
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a 2011 novel by alice hoffman dramatizing the siege of masada by troops of the roman empire towards the end of
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a 2011 historical novel by american writer alice hoffman
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