Here is why you should read

I am an emotional reader. A good story will have me choking on words or in recent times, rewinding and listening to a particular story to sink in the many precious words that leave an indelible mark in my heart. Isn't that the success of a book? The story that moves one's emotions and makes you want to go back in time and be in the company of these beautiful characters. Kate Quinn's The Diamond Eye is mostly a true story. It has been inspired from Lyudmila (Mila) Pavlichenko's memoir. She was a young student aiming to become a historian. She was befriended by an older man - a doctor - at 15 and abandoned her emotionally and mentally after the birth of her son. She was the young girl who could talk of ballet and also practice at the shooting range for fun. She enlisted to join the Red Army as a woman sniper, unheard of in those days. She went on to become a celebrated officer of the Russian Army, having 300+ (or more) kills to her name. She was also sent to the US as a p...