The lives of four bold, sensuous, and magical Jewish women in ancient Judea intersect when their desert community is attacked by Roman soldiers.

"Recently, I've really responded to books that bring the magic of childhood back to us as adults," says Christina Ricci, who bought this novel about traumatized sisters at an airport, not knowing what to expect. "It was very sad, but in a way it was also uplifting because they never lost the love they had for each other."

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