{"product_id":"the-diamond-eye-9780063144705","title":"The Diamond Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, \u003cem\u003eThe Briar Club\u003c\/em\u003e, coming July 9th! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rose Code\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Eye\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuinn, Kate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Quinn \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with \u003cem\u003eThe Alice Network\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Huntress\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rose Code, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Briar Club\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Astral\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLibrary \u003c\/em\u003eis her first foray into magic realism. She and her husband now live in Maryland with their rescue dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573296435474,"sku":"9780063144705","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85e04d95-b592-4aea-988c-962fc8044a02.jpg?v=1748731318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-diamond-eye-9780063144705","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}