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The Diamond Eye
Historical fiction
The Diamond Eye
Bookish Kyiv history student and young mother Mila Pavlichenko enlists after Hitler's invasion and proves that her marksmanship belongs on the battlefield. She becomes the famed Soviet sniper called Lady Death, surviving siege warfare before injury sends her on a diplomatic tour of the United States. Friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt and a fictional threat during the tour force Mila to navigate propaganda, celebrity, and danger far from the front. Intense and biographically inspired, this novel suits readers who enjoy women in military history, sniper narratives, unlikely political friendships, and heroines whose public legend cannot fully contain their private grief.
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Graphic war violence and sniper killings; blood, injury and death; grief and PTSD; stalking and emotional abuse; sexism; teen pregnancy; rape and suicide references; alcohol and smoking; open-door sexual content.
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Apple cider and cranberry mingle with cinnamon and orange for a stained-glass glow.
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- Garnish: Cinnamon stick or orange slice.
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For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A slow-sipping glass of wine suits a quiet, reflective reading mood.
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