The diamond eye. [large print]
The diamond eye. [large print]
By
:
Quinn, Kate.
Publication Date
:
2022
Subject Term
:
Large type books.
Snipers -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Biographical fiction.
War stories.
Spy stories.
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
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.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780063211407
General Note
:
Based on a true story.
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC QUI | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC QUI | Checked In |
Labrador City (LLC) M. Butt | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC QUI | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic LP | Adult Fiction Large Print | FIC QUI | Checked In |