{"product_id":"diamond-eye-book-kate-quinn-9780062943514","title":"The Diamond Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, \u003ci\u003eThe Briar Club\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Code\u003c\/i\u003e returns with an unforgettable work of WWII historical fiction about a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.\u003c\/b\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 in this gripping historical thriller. 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Diamond Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting piece of biographical fiction about 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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49565117022481,"sku":"CIN0062943510G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49787986641169,"sku":"GOR012657627","price":22.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49993822339345,"sku":"CIN0062943510A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031236514065,"sku":"CIN0062943510VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50999202054417,"sku":"NIN9780062943514","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0062943510.jpg?v=1751069181","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/diamond-eye-book-kate-quinn-9780062943514","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}