6/27/2023 0 Comments The diamond eye kate quinn![]() ![]() Quinn humanizes Mila by showing how she and Kostia use humor-along with a healthy amount of vodka-to cope with their risk-taking, and she convinces with her description of Eleanor’s political savvy and influence on the president. The trip has its highs and lows, as Mila unexpectedly develops a friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, but faces a threat from a misogynistic male marksman who sends her threatening notes. ![]() In 1942, Soviet leaders send Mila with a delegation to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Roosevelt in a bid to seek American support. In battle, Mila is steadfast about completing her missions with her partner, Kostia, and also finds time to write letters to Slavka. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with three rescue dogs. ![]() ![]() When the Germans invade Russia, Mila, who’s already trained at a marksmanship school, enlists in the army, is assigned sniper duty, and earns the nickname “Lady Death” for her high number of kills. Kate Quinn - The Diamond Eye Wellington Square Bookshop 842 subscribers 14 1.4K views 7 months ago The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Huntress, The Rose Code, and 'The Diamond Eye.' All have been translated into multiple languages. She’s estranged from her husband, Alexei, a surgeon whom she met when she was 15. In 1937, Mila Pavlichenko studies history at Kiev University and raises her five-year-old son, Slavka. Quinn ( The Rose Code) draws on a historical female sharpshooter from WWII in her exciting latest. ![]()
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