I wasn’t sure I would love this book. On the pro side, it’s historical fiction about a dramatic, tragic event. It’s written by Alice Hoffman, who’s terrific. Though her books can be uneven, she definitely knows about writing strong female characters. And finally it’s about Jews in Israel. My father tells me all the time…
I hope to make this at least a monthly post in 2014. First, a few items in Books to Movies (or TV) news: I saw this item here about CBS ordering a miniseries based on Alice Hoffman’s novel The Dovekeepers, about ancient Israel and the fight between the Jews and Romans at Masada (on my…
Blackbird House is a difficult book to describe, but if you’ve read anything by Alice Hoffman you know her books can be a little unusual. She has a poetic, mystical way of writing. Instead of complexity and nuance, you get emotion and spirit and beauty. I’ve read a lot of her books but I think…
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