With supplies dwindling and certain death drawing near, their uneasy bonds to each other strengthen as their truths are unveiled. All are harbouring deep secrets about their pasts, as they become the Masada's dovekeepers. Here they have little power and less hope, but each refuses to be a victim. All four have crossed the heartless desert on separate journeys to arrive at the last outpost against the Roman Legion, where 900 Jews held out for many, many months. They are Yael, the daughter of a Sicarii assassin Revka, the wife of a gentle baker who witnessed her daughters' rape and murder Aziza, raised as a boy with the skills of a great warrior and Shirah, born in Alexandria to a mother well versed in ancient magic. Set in the last desperate days before the Roman siege on Masada (70CE), the lives of four women collide and merge. Summary: An exquisitely woven blend of history and fiction - and highly recommended.
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