The Diamond eye

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Call Number: Fiction / Quinn, Kate, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Quinn, Kate
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Quinn, Kate	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Quinn, Kate	4-week checkout	In transit
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Quinn, Kate	4-week checkout	Due 04-10-2024

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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper--a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC--until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever." -- Publisher marketing.

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Interesting but too long submitted by russelan on June 20, 2022, 8:06pm Kate Quinn's books always start slow for me, then pick up. I started really enjoying this, then it went on much too long. Still it was great to learn about such an interesting person.

Fascinating historical novel submitted by vickik on August 2, 2022, 11:09am This is a fascinating novel about a history student from Kyiv who became the deadliest female sniper in World War II. I didn't think I'd enjoy a novel about a sniper at first, but Kate Quinn's writing draws you in, and she makes you feel for the main character. Very suspenseful, and highly recommended.