Diane, your book is riveting. Thank you for bringing it to me.
Lyn Dunlap
Just finished your captivating novel. I loved Ellie! Can’t wait for her next chapter…there will be another book in the series, yes? A metaphoric masterpiece. Diane, I’m so friggin’ proud of you. You must be soaring with gratitude! Congratulations. Bonnie Colgan, photographer
A page turner with depth.
Sharon Heath, author, Jungian analyst
Readers’ Comments:
I am absolutely transported by your book. It has descriptive phrases that halt me and make me stop, repeat them, and pause to picture and feel the scene. It has one of my favorite touches, where I stop and look up terms to be sure I get the full meaning expressed. My heart has raced, and I have cringed. And because we lived this Viet Nam history, the pain reaches my heart …from the draft, demonstrations, to my patients at the VA hospital. Thank you for writing this.
Whooo-eee! That was a great story. Wisdom, action, bravery, the works. Thanks so much. Sign me up for the sequel. I’ve recommended it to 9 friends.
. Susan Kenyon
Ellie Ketcham is a strong, no-nonsense young woman on a remarkable adventure halfway around the world. She grew up in New England, became a notable ski racer, and moved to New York City where she met her future employer. The story is fast paced with a variety of twists and turns. The book left me with the smells of war, the sounds of Vietnam, the photographic beauty and horror of what she found while researching for a future book of a well-known novelist.
Diane Eagle has created a wonderfully original war story from the perspective of a female photojournalist, a rare breed in 1968.
. Jill Uris, former wife of novelist Leon Uris
“The mission of journalism in a democratic society is the unstinting search for illusive truths in a world of deception and lies. This is true where States, Intelligence Services and individuals with personal agendas or nefarious interests are at play. It is as true today as it was in the past in places like Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and Gaza today. Diane Eagle’s new novel A Blind Eye tracks these machinations that confront a young photojournalist making her first foray into a world conflict during the Tet offensive in Vietnam of the 1960s.”
. Loren Jenkins, last Newsweek Bureau Chief in Vietnam, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist