Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In — Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In — Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In — Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In — Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In — Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
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Even as a small child, I understood that woman had secrets, and that some of these were only to be told to daughters. In this way we were bound together for eternity.

— Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
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