Books like Doctors by Erich Segal

In wintry Starkfield, Massachusetts, disabled farmer Ethan Frome is trapped in a loveless marriage to Zeena while his unrequited love for Zeena’s cousin Mattie drives a desperate, tragic triangle that culminates in a failed attempt to escape together.

Don Tillman, a genetics professor with Asperger’s, designs a scientific survey to find a wife, only to meet Rosie Jarman, a drinker and late arriver who challenges his controlled worldview and leads him to discover that love can’t be measured.

A sweeping, family‑centered saga of twin brothers and their father, set against medical practice and the ethical questions of a New York physician.

Two young lovers from opposite worlds, a Harvard jock and a Radcliffe music student, fall deeply for each other, discovering a shared passion that challenges their beliefs and faces an eventual, devastating fate.

A family saga that traces the shifting ownership of a house from a wealthy couple to a newly rich businessman and his children, exploring themes of inheritance, sibling rivalry, poverty, and stepmother dynamics.

A sprawling examination of ambition, love, and crime in early 20th‑century New York, revealing how a young man's rise is tainted by social class, ambition, and tragedy.

Eddie, a ride mechanic who dies in an amusement park accident, travels to heaven where he meets five people who profoundly shaped his life.

The House of God exposes the harsh realities of medical training, illustrating a strict hierarchy in hospitals and the pressures faced by residents, interns, physicians, and nurses.

After a snowstorm forces a pregnant stranger to seek shelter in his cabin, Dr. Adam Stone must confront his loneliness as he helps her deliver a baby and discovers new meaning in family and love.

An Irish orphan named Robert Shannon battles poverty and prejudice to pursue a medical education, laying the groundwork for his later career as a researcher.

In Arthur Hailey’s medical thriller 'The Final Diagnosis,' chief pathologist Joe Pearson navigates the complexities of a bustling hospital, confronting the emotional and ethical challenges of diagnosing every patient—and ultimately, himself.

A collection of award-winning short stories that follows the careers and relationships of young Canadian doctors, blending medical drama with literary depth.

In 1916 a 25-year-old, newly qualified doctor named Mikhail Bulgakov was posted to the remote Russian countryside. He brought to his position a diploma and a complete lack of field experience. And the challenges he faced didn't end there: he was assigned to cover a vast and sprawling territory that was as yet unvisited by modern conveniences such as the motor car, the telephone, and electric lights.

When reclusive novelist Vida Winter’s health wanes, she tasks biographer Margaret Lea with revealing the truth of her life, though Margaret must sift through Winter’s penchant for exaggeration to arrive at facts.

Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and dales of Northern Ireland. The proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree and little else in the way of worldly possessions, Barry jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice. At least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. The older physician, whose motto is to never let the patients get the upper hand, has his own way of doing things. At first, Barry can't decide if the pugnacious O'Reilly is the biggest charlatan he has ever met, or the best teacher he could ever hope for. Through O'Reilly Barry soon gets to know all of the village's colorful and endearing residents, including: A malingering Major and his equally hypochondriacal wife; An unwed servant girl, who refuses to divulge the father of her upcoming baby; A slightly daft old couple unable to marry for lack of a roof; And a host of other eccentric characters who make every day an education for the inexperienced young doctor. Ballybucklebo is long way from Belfast, and Barry is quick to discover that he still has a lot to learn about the quirks and traditions of country life. But with pluck and compassion and only the slightest touch of blarney, he will find out more about life―and love―than he ever imagined back in medical school.