The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn
The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn
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The Diamond Eye
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Kate Quinn

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 12 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/29/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.In the snowbound city of Kiev, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s invasion of 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.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Kate Quinn

The native southern Californian, Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. After earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Classical Voice, she wrote four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two other books staged in the Italian Renaissance. After her success with those first six books, she began writing in the 20th century with "The Alice Network" and "The Huntress".

Quinn claims to have always loved history and has said this about why........Too often we grow up thinking history is boring, dull, nothing but flat lists of dates and places. In my books I hope to show the life, the laughter, and the humanity that runs through our common past.

She lives in Maryland with her husband and two dogs.......and has never lost her love of opera, but has added action movies, cooking and the Boston Red Sox.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Breanna on August 28, 2022

4.5 stars! ✨ RTC!......more

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on February 11, 2023

You will probably not find historical novels better than this one. Quinn manages to make history feel like it’s happening right now. Her characters feel so real that they could be alive, even if they existed in completely different circumstances. The story of the Russian sniper was interesting but a......more

Goodreads review by NILTON on April 02, 2022

The Diamond Eye, by Kate Quinn. 3 generous stars. This was my fourth book by this author. It’s a work of fiction about a woman sniper, based on a real character. Because I loved “The Rose Code”, my anticipation was too much. I purchased a copy as soon as it was released. Fortunately it was on sale at 40%......more

Goodreads review by Canadian Jen on June 12, 2022

It took me some time to get through this one but not because it was a sludge, oh contraire. I was in France- with little luxury time for reading. Anyone who follows me knows I’ve been gobbling up Ukraine, and Soviet reads. This one takes places when Ukraine was still part of the USSR in 1942. Germany......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on January 17, 2023

It’s no secret- historical fiction is my jam- so I knew I’d be engrossed in this one. 🤓 I really took my time- absorbing each part of her story. Impressive that the author took so much time and truth from Lyudmila (Mila) Pavlichenko’s life and incorporated real people w/ each character. 🤔 The USSR l......more