As part of our new Online Author Series\, enjoy a captivating conversation with historical fiction writer Kate Quinn as she discusses her newest release\, "The Diamond Eye" and her other works. \;"The Diamond Eye" offers \;an unforgettable World War II tale of a q uiet bookworm who becomes history&rsquo\;s deadliest female sniper.
\n< p>In 1937\, in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv)\, wry and bo okish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her libra ry job and her young son\, but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sen ds her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight\, Mil a transforms herself from studious young woman to deadly sniper\, a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three-hundredth kil l makes her a national heroine\, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody b attlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour.\nStill reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss\, Mila finds h erself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington\, D.C. un til an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibil ity 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 battli ng her own demons\, and enemy bullets\, in the deadliest duel of her life.
\nBased on a true story\, "The Diamond Eye" is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation\, of a woman and mother who became a soldier a nd who found her place in the world that changed the course of history for ever.
\nAbout the Author: Kate Quinn is a New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction. She is a native of Souther n California\, and she attended Boston University\, where she earned bache lor's and master's degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff\, s he has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set i n the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with "The Ali ce Network\," "The Huntress" and "The Rose Code." She and her husband now live in Seattle with their rescue dogs.
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\nThis event is part of \;DBRL's Online Author Series\, supported by David Lile honor arium funds. A recording will also be available for later viewing on the a uthor series site.
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