02482cam a2200277 4500 1670869276 TxAuBib 20241023120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062943521 0062943529 0028344595 Axis360 TxAuBib Quinn, Kate,. The Diamond Eye [Boundless]. William Morrow & Co, 2022. Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th! New York Times BestsellerThe 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 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. Format: Blio. FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust; FICTION / War & Military; FICTION / Women. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-23 20:00:03. Fiction fast Women. Fiction fast War & Military. Fiction fast Historical 20th Century. https://fpltx.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0028344595 TXFLO