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The diamond eye : a novel / Kate Quinn.

Quinn, Kate, (author.).

Summary:
"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062943514
  • ISBN: 0062943510
  • Physical Description: 435 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map printed on end paper.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and further reading (pages 434-435).
Subject: Pavlychenko, Li︠u︡dmyla Mykhaĭlivna, 1916-1974 > Fiction.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Soviet Union > Fiction.
Snipers > Fiction.
Women soldiers > Fiction.
Librarians > Russia > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
War fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Spy fiction.

Available copies

  • 84 of 109 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 5 current holds with 109 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION QUINN (Text) 50687011771394 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION QUINN (Text)
Bookplate: In Memory of William R. and Natalie Henkelman
50686016153434 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION QUINN (Text) 50686016153996 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library F QUI (Text) 37268003127313 AHMFL Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F QUI (Text) 33240004943406 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/04/2024
Ashland Public Library FIC QUI (Text) 3039900036225% Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F QUI (Text) 75011000373545 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F QUI (Text) 35010001093028 Adult Fiction Available -
Bernville Area Community Library QUI (Text) 33249023883295 Fiction Available -
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