The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (William Morrow, 2022) Kate Quinn’s The Diamond Eye is a novel based on the life of Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who tallied 309 kills during World War II. We first meet Mila as a 21-year-old mother studying to be a historian and trying to protect her young son from the selfish, inconsiderate father who drifts in and out of their lives. But war is about to be declared, and Mila, who has also studied to become a skilled markswoman, volunteers her services at the front, if only to help ensure that her beloved son will have a Nazi-free world in which to grow up.
Book Review: The Diamond Eye
Book Review: The Diamond Eye
Book Review: The Diamond Eye
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn (William Morrow, 2022) Kate Quinn’s The Diamond Eye is a novel based on the life of Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who tallied 309 kills during World War II. We first meet Mila as a 21-year-old mother studying to be a historian and trying to protect her young son from the selfish, inconsiderate father who drifts in and out of their lives. But war is about to be declared, and Mila, who has also studied to become a skilled markswoman, volunteers her services at the front, if only to help ensure that her beloved son will have a Nazi-free world in which to grow up.