On the battlefield, she once again strives to be perfect, to prove herself to all of those who doubt her. She doesn’t do it for her country, but for her family and her future. When Germany invades the Soviet Union, Mila leaves all of that behind to join the fight against the Nazis. She takes up shooting in her spare time to prove that her son doesn’t need his absentee father – she could and would teach him anything he was interested in. Mila Pavlichenko is a young, single mother and student trying to do everything – be the perfect mother and father to her son, excel in school in order to realize her dream of becoming a historian. “An unforgettable World War II take of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper.” (from the book jacket) It’s a story of a Soviet student turned sharpshooter, her life during WWII, and her tumultuous goodwill tour of the United States. The Diamond Eye is a story of war and secrets love and friendship.
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