Books like An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough

A 1930s wartime tale of a blind French girl and a German boy whose lives intersect in occupied France, weaving themes of survival, friendship, and the moral choices people make amid World War II.

Eleanor & Park follows two sixteen‑year‑old high school misfits who, across a single school year, find an extraordinary first love that pushes them to confront their insecurities and the challenges of adolescence.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

In this Steinbeck novella, soldiers’ arrival exposes the fragile resilience of a small town amidst the looming tensions of World War II.

Penelope Keeling reflects on a bohemian childhood, wartime romance, and a priceless family portrait as her children debate its future.

Rick Atkinson’s third volume traces the Allied campaign through Sicily and Italy, detailing battles at Salerno, Anzio and Monte Cassino and the drive to Rome during World War II.

Fugitive Pieces traces the lives of three generations of men whose destinies are shaped by the Second World War, exploring how trauma, language, and memory intersect in the postwar era of Toronto.

In 1940, German‑Jewish legal secretary Linda Voss navigates love, war, and danger while working for Ivy League professor John Berringer.

When a college graduate meets her college‑classmate on the brink of a fatal war mission, their friendship turns into a profound love that must survive the impossible distance of war and a sudden proposal. Faith and honor guide them through uncertainty and choice.

A U.S. minesweeper mutiny during World War II unravels in a tense court‑martial, exploring authority, loyalty, and moral ambiguity.

Two British soldiers in London during World War II find love amidst the chaos of war and the looming invasion.

Lynda Van Devanter tells of joining the Army as a nurse in 1969 and working for a year in Vietnam, and of the effects of the experience on her life. Lynda Van Devanter was the girl next door, the cheerleader who went to Catholic schools, enjoyed sports, and got along well with her four sisters and parents. After high school she attended nursing school and then did something that would shatter her secure world for the rest of her life: in 1969, she joined the army and was shipped to Vietnam. When she arrived in Vietnam her idealistic view of the war vanished quickly. She worked long and arduous hours in cramped, ill-equipped, understaffed operating rooms. She saw friends die. Witnessing a war close-up, operating on soldiers and civilians whose injuries were catastrophic, she found the very foundations of her thinking changing daily. After one traumatic year, she came home, a Vietnam veteran. Coming home was nearly as devastating as the time she spent in Asia. Nothing was the same- including Lynda herself. Viewed by many as a murderer instead of a healer, she felt isolated and angry. The anger turned to depression; like many other Vietnam veterans she suffered from delayed stress syndrome. Working in hospitals brought back chilling scenes of hopelessly wounded soldiers. A marriage ended in divorce. The war that was fought physically halfway around the world had become a personal, internal battle. This book is the story of a woman whose courage, stamina, and personal history make this a compelling autobiography. It is also the saga of others who went to war to aid the wounded and came back wounded- physically and emotionally- themselves. And, it is the true story of one person's triumphs: her understanding of, and coming to terms with, her destiny. -- from Book Jacket.