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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 An Indecent Obsession
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'The Second World War has just ended and Sister Honour Langtree, a caring and conscientious Army nurse, cares for a striking mixture of five battle-broken soldiers being treated in the psychiatric care section of the hospital. To the soldiers, Honour is a precious, adored reminder of the world before war – they are as devoted to her as she is to them.

'Then Seargent Michael Wilson arrives. A damaged and decorated hero, Wilson is a man of secrets and silent pain. Honour finds herself drawn to this tortured man, and discovers a love that will ultimately lead to a violent tragedy.'

Source : publisher's blurb

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon An Indecent Obsession Denise Morgan , ( dir. Lex Marinos ) Australia : PBL Productions , 1985 Z489494 1985 single work film/TV historical fiction

At the end of World War II, Sister Langtry is in charge of a ward of mentally unbalanced patients. When she falls in love with a new patient, tensions arise and a patient is murdered.

Notes

  • Dedication: For 'baby sister' Mary Nargi Bolk
  • First edition published simultaneously by Harper & Row in United States and Australia, and Fitzhenry and Whiteside in Canada.
  • Also translated into other languages not listed here.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Harper and Row ,       1981 .
      Extent: 317p.
      ISBN: 0060149205
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       MacDonald ,       1981 .
      Extent: 314p.
      ISBN: 0354048147
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       MacDonald ,       1981 .
      Extent: 314p.
      Reprinted: 1982
      Note/s:
      • 'A Futura book'.
      ISBN: 0708821243 (pbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Avon Books ,       1982 .
      Extent: 324p.
      ISBN: 0380603764
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Three Complete Novels Colleen McCullough , New York (City) : Wings Books , 1998 Z1298790 1998 selected work novel New York (City) : Wings Books , 1998
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Futura ,       1998 .
      Extent: 314p.
      Reprinted: 1999
      ISBN: 0751508365
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Head of Zeus ,       2013 .
      image of person or book cover 1833973642409235608.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 320p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 28th March 2013
      ISBN: 9781781852521 (ebk)
Alternative title: L'Altro Nome dell'Amore
Language: Italian
    • Milan,
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      Italy,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Bompiani ,       1981 .
      Extent: 345p.
      Note/s:
      • Reprinted several times.
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  • Also large print, braille and sound recording.
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Works about this Work

Rewind 1979 : Colleen McCullough Paige Kilponen , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: SundayLife , 9 December 2007; (p. 62)
An Indecent Obsession i "Honor Langtry shares Ward X", Victoria Penfold Mitchell , 1983 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: Oz Shrink Lit. 1983; (p. 112)
Within the Starched Breast Carol Rumens , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 11 December 1981; (p. 1448)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Untitled Gabrielle Lord , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 November 1981; (p. 44)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Untitled D. Green , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 31 October-1 November 1981; (p. 10)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
McCullough Piles Up the Cliches Geoffrey Dutton , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 December vol. 101 no. 5292 1981; (p. 98)
— Review of True Love and How to Get It Gerard Lee , 1981 single work novel ; An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Untitled Helen Daniel , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 October 1981; (p. 25)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Untitled D. Green , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 31 October-1 November 1981; (p. 10)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Untitled Gabrielle Lord , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 November 1981; (p. 44)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Within the Starched Breast Carol Rumens , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 11 December 1981; (p. 1448)
— Review of An Indecent Obsession Colleen McCullough , 1981 single work novel
Rewind 1979 : Colleen McCullough Paige Kilponen , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: SundayLife , 9 December 2007; (p. 62)
An Indecent Obsession i "Honor Langtry shares Ward X", Victoria Penfold Mitchell , 1983 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: Oz Shrink Lit. 1983; (p. 112)
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