At some point it naturally grew into my mind that at some point I’d like to try to publish them. I can’t ever remember a time I didn’t! I was writing stories by age 7, novels by age 10. When did you know you wanted to become an author? Those were the books and authors that first hooked me on historical fiction. Anything by Bernard Cornwell, Eva Ibbotson, Brenda Jagger, and Sally Watson. Let’s get to know Kate as she talks favorite novels, writing for the historical fiction genre, inspiration for The Diamond Eye and more! 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.īased 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.
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. 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.
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 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. The Diamond Eye is coming at a time where history is undeniably repeating itself as Russian and Ukraine are locked in conflict. The Diamond Eye is based on a true story as it features the Ukrainian-born quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper during WWII. She and her husband now live in California with three black rescue dogs. All have been translated into multiple languages. A lifelong history buff, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Huntress, and The Rose Code. A native of Southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical voice. She’s one of my favorite authors!įirst, here’s her bio: Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. What an honor is to have Kate participate in a Q&A on Book Club Chat! From The Alice Network(a Reese Book Club Pick) to The Rose Code, I adore her historical fiction novels.
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