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. 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. 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. 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.
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.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. There, she finds an unexpected ally in First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and an unexpected promise of a different future.īut when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a terrifying new foe, she finds herself in the deadliest duel of her life. Mila is torn from the battlefields of the Eastern Front and sent to America while the war still rages. Handed a rifle, Mila discovers a gift-and months of blood, sweat and tears turn the young woman into a deadly sniper: the most lethal hunter of Nazis. Suddenly, she and her friends must take up arms to save their country from the Führer’s destruction. In the snowbound city of Kiev, aspiring historian Mila Pavlichenko’s life revolves around her young son-until Hitler’s invasion of Russia changes everything. The brand-new historical novel based on a true story from the best-selling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network.
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