Books like Deafening by Frances Itani

The final volume of Pat Barker’s Regeneration Trilogy, *The Ghost Road* follows the psychological toll of World War I on soldiers and their healers, and was awarded the 1995 Booker Prize.

Regeneration follows two real soldiers at Craiglockhart Hospital during World War I, exploring their shell‑shock, rehabilitation, and the intellectual debates that shaped postwar Britain.

An eccentric 92‑year‑old woman receives a hearing trumpet that reveals a bizarre institution shaped like cakes and igloos, ruled by a Winking Abbess and a Queen Bee, and where the gateway to the underworld opens.

Jeff Shaara’s World War I saga follows ordinary soldiers— a British “Tommy,” American pilots, and the French trenches—through the horrors of trench warfare, the rise of the flying ace, and America’s reluctant march to the front under General Pershing.

Set in London in 1918, "The Eye in the Door" follows Billy Prior, an Intelligence officer at the Ministry of Munitions, as he wrestles with his personal relationships and identity while serving the war effort.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

After WWI, Lily Valance seeks escape in 1920s music halls, only to fall for decorated officer Stephen Winters, whose war trauma and family secrets threaten the fragile peace of their love.

In Jane Urquhart’s The Stone Carvers, the loss of a great war and the quest for memory intertwine as Klara Becker, a gifted carver from a German‑settled Ontario community, channels her grief into the Vimy Ridge memorial.

Dave Isay curates the most compelling stories from StoryCorps’ vast oral‑history archive, weaving them into a revealing portrait of American life that celebrates the shared humanity behind every voice.

Anne Perry opens her five‑novel series with a chilling portrait of England during the First World War, blending suspenseful mystery with historical detail.

Set during World War I, Anne Perry’s Angels in the Gloom follows the Reavley family as they navigate front‑line service, espionage in London, and a looming threat from a war‑shaping ideologue.

In the days before World I, a group of Slade School of Art students navigate love, art, and the looming war, leading one to volunteer with the Belgian Red Cross and confront the lasting impact of conflict on life and relationships.

Set in the final months of World War I, *We Shall Not Sleep* follows Captain‑Chaplain Joseph Reavley, his sister ambulance driver Judith, and their brother Matthew as they confront war‑torn violence, a ruthless ideology, and a dangerous plot that threatens the fragile peace.