The First Lady and Lady Death: A Story of an Unlikely Sisterhood

?In 1942, the world was at war, and two powerful women stood on opposite sides of the globe, fighting for the same goal: survival.?Eleanor Roosevelt, America's First Lady, was a woman of peace, using her privileged voice to champion the poor and forgotten. Thousands of miles away in the frozen Soviet Union, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, known by the fearsome nickname "Lady Death, " was a legendary sniper, a woman of war who believed only her rifle could keep her people safe.?When Lyudmila is sent to America to ask for aid, the rigid Soviet soldier and the gracious American peacemaker meet in the halls of the White House.
Eleanor, seeing past the uniform and the grim reputation, breaks all the rules of diplomacy and insists Lyudmila stay in her home.?What follows is an unlikely, true-life friendship that transcends politics, language barriers, and national hostility. They face cruel reporters together, find strength in sharing their deepest fears late at night, and discover that underneath their vastly different lives, they are simply two women united by courage and duty.?The First Lady and Lady Death is an illustrated historical biography for older readers that celebrates the extraordinary bond between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lyudmila Pavlichenko-a sisterhood strong enough to withstand even the coming Cold War.
This is a story that proves love and friendship are stronger than the hatred between countries.