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Bezig met laden... The Diamond Eye: A Novel (editie 2022)door Kate Quinn (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Very interesting book about the perspective from a sniper during WWII. Given that she is not your stereotype of killer snipper, the story make it a very interesting read. ( ) The market is flooded with WWII books, but The Diamond Eye reminded me that there are so many perspectives and stories to tell that are unique. While England was dealing with bombs being dropped on them, France was dealing with an occupation, and the Soviet Union was fighting against an invasion. For people in the USSR the war was deeply personal and directly impacted their daily lives. When Russia is invaded Lyudmila Pavlichenko signs up for the military. She’s a library researcher and single mother working on her degree, but she puts all of that aside to use her sharpshooter skills as a sniper. Mila makes a name for herself as “Lady Death” on the battlefield with 309 confirmed kills, but after getting injured she is sent to Washington D.C. to help convince the American people of the importance of assisting the USSR against the Hitler’s invading forces. The story moves back and forth between Mila’s time on the battlefield and her visit to D.C. where more suspense and plots are underfoot. This nonlinear structure is a great way to build suspense between the times as we’re left in the dark about what happened in the past, but are slowly revealing what is happening in the present. Quinn highlights Mila’s unlikely friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and those interactions are a delight to read. I loved the layers to Mila’s character and how she had to be different roles for different people in her life. A story about “Lady Death” is enough of a reason to pick up this book, but Kate Quinn’s storytelling alone is also a reason to give it a try. Quinn always writes great characters, suspense, romance, and her novels are well researched without getting bogged down with details. And to top that off she wraps everything up at the end in a way that makes me feel good. The Diamond Eye would be great for historical fiction fans, but it would also be a good pick for someone who is interested in getting into the genre. *Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review. The original setting is a woman, forcefully used at 15, then married to the man who abused her phsyically, who then proceeded to abuse her emotionally. The small boy as a result of the union was very much loved by his mother, and grandparents, with whom he lived when his mother left his father, and then left him behind with her parents to join Stalin's defense of German intervention Russia in WWII. This historical novel is based on some true-to-life occurrences, and part accompanying embellishment. Lyudmila "Mila" Lichenko becme an amazing sniper in her mid 20's. She joined Russia's war effort to stem Hitler's invasion of Europe, and in particular Russia, where the war was brutal. It is believed "Lady Death" was successful in killing 309 German soldiers as she moved through where ever most needed in the war as she trained more snipers to replace those tragically killed. The writing is exceptional, and I had difficulty putting the book down. Recommended by a member of my local library who, in particular recommend, my next read in the series, titled The Rose Code which is often noted as the best. The description of the fighting and killing throughout Russia was brutal and at times I had dificulty with the sheer volume of death and gore. Previous reading of Harrison E. Salisbury's The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad many years ago, and which I highly recommend, helped understand the vivid depiction of the brutallity of Hitler as he swept throughout Europe. Again, the sheer number of those killed or died of starvation on both the German and Russian sides of this overwhelmingly violent occurrence in WWII was vividly portrayed in The Diamond Eye. Ludmila became a hero, not only for the amount of those she killed, but also because she was a lone young woman on the bloody battle fields among many men. The book travels from before Ludmilla became a smiper and afterward when because of disability she was sent to the United States where she traved to the White House and was welcomed by Eleanor Roosevelt. Five Stars! Highly Recommended!!! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as 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. 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. Still 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. But 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. Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of 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." -- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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