Published: Nov. 06, 2010
Words: 183,014 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458062734

Short description

They say when God closes a door, He opens a window, so what happens when it all comes crashing down on top of you? This inspirational story of a secular man's faith walk is improved by the fact it's wrapped around a heart-warmingly sweet and side-splittingly hilarious love story. The Romantic Comedy outshines the faith walk at times, but isn't our love for each other a gift from the Almighty?

Extended description

Dicky's a Godless soul and he likes it that way. In the undergound world of The Colony, Dicky eeks out a living by stealing scraps and cheating the automated system. His lifestyle may not be ethical but even a Thief has morals, so when he sees a kid in trouble, instincts propel him into action. The Kid introduces Dicky to a world he never knew existed—and a woman he only imagined in his wildest dreams.

Leah hasn’t got much of a life in The Colony and conformance to the rules has never been her forte—as her family has pointed out every chance they get. Her only escape from the fault-finding has been helping to care for Itzick, the sole surviving son of an elderly couple. Itzick is far more than just the end of a family line. Leah is one of the few who know the Kid's true place in the world of The Colony.

When another cave-in brings the world crashing down and Leah’s own brother disowns her in the middle of the chaos, she finally decides she’s had enough. Better to die fre.. (Read more) Dicky's a Godless soul and he likes it that way. In the undergound world of The Colony, Dicky eeks out a living by stealing scraps and cheating the automated system. His lifestyle may not be ethical but even a Thief has morals, so when he sees a kid in trouble, instincts propel him into action. The Kid introduces Dicky to a world he never knew existed—and a woman he only imagined in his wildest dreams.

Leah hasn’t got much of a life in The Colony and conformance to the rules has never been her forte—as her family has pointed out every chance they get. Her only escape from the fault-finding has been helping to care for Itzick, the sole surviving son of an elderly couple. Itzick is far more than just the end of a family line. Leah is one of the few who know the Kid's true place in the world of The Colony.

When another cave-in brings the world crashing down and Leah’s own brother disowns her in the middle of the chaos, she finally decides she’s had enough. Better to die free than live enslaved, but she can’t leave without knowing Itzick is safe. The Kid’s been taken in by a Thief, so Leah must enter a world she’d only seen from a distance and, to come out again, not lose her heart to a lost soul named Dicky.
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Tags

romance, romantic comedy, inspirational, womens fiction, chicklit, jewish humor, jewish, inspirational romance, jewish fiction, inspirational fiction, faith walk, jewish inspirational

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Review by: Trevor Veale on Dec. 13, 2012 :
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Trevor George Before reading Coming Home (Dicky's Story), I noticed it had already garnered several five-star reviews. What's with that? I wondered. Then I started reading it and stopped wondering.
This is a stellar work of fiction. Former rocket scientist Sarah R. Yoffa has launched a moonprobe of a masterwork, with a sparkling array of characters and a storyline that rolled me along in its variegated vapor trail.
After a little hesitating at the start (after all, I don't read rom coms or faithwalk stories), I found myself increasingly excited by what the book was telling me - about myself and my fellow earth-dwellers.
What really turned me on and had me WOWing all the way to bedtime (no, not the sizzling sex scenes between Leah and Dicky, scrumptious though they are, nor the origin of Dicky's name - cute!), was the skill with which character, plot and theme are so seamlessly woven together.
It's one thing to honor Balzac's dictum for the novel: that it reflect the human condition, but to portray so vividly how we could be and should be, as the author had done, is nothing short of breathtaking.
Does the book have any flaws (other than minor editing ones)? Is the Pope a Catholic? No, don't answer that!
The inclusion of Hebrew in the dialog is not only germane to the story, but shakes us readers out of our comfort zones and gives us words to circumvent our cultural hang-ups. Isn't Yih-hoo-deem a better word than Jews and Hashem a better word than God? Our habitual words mean so many different things to different people that the use of eev-reet to purify our perceptions of people, cultures and the Source of all that we are is dope. (This book brings out the Dude in me!)
If you read Coming Home and disagree with me and all those other 5-star reviewers, then the world deserves to end on 12/21/12, or any time soon.
So buy it, read it (as many times as you can) and be of good cheer. The world will go on to greater glory - with or without a Great War in 200 years time - thanks to books like this
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Bonnie Hobcroft on July 29, 2012 :
This was a very enjoyable and inspirational love story. It is told from the point of view of Dicky, who was found as a three year old and raised in a family of thieves. Being good at stealing, picking locks and having lots of casual sex are all feats that raised Dicky's status in his community. The cultural clash between Dicky and Leah, the Heroine, a religiously observant woman, is hilarious.

Throughout the book, the Heroine, Leah and her people were speaking Hebrew and the reader gets to share the confusion that Dicky was feeling. Even though he couldn't understand them, he could tell what was going on. It is an interesting journey to watch as Dicky brings out the strong, independent woman in Leah and she encourages him to develop into the man of faith that he can choose to be.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Unicorn Productions on Oct. 06, 2011 :
A very funny and inspirational story. I usually don't like first person narration, but this was another exception - the witty (male) protagonist captured me from the very beginning and I couldn't let the book down.
Having Jewish friends and in spite of being very bad at maths, I figured out it's set in the 23rd century - but it's a very different century from Star Trek! ;-) A post-apocalyptic Earth and those Black Coats that reminded me of A stranger among us - underground.
I recommend it to anyone who wants an uplifting love-story, regardless of his/her religion. Oh, but it's a sci-fi romance, so no hardcore sci-fi fans! ;-)
(review of free book)

Review by: Pat Price on Aug. 15, 2011 :
Loving this book, can't get thru it as fast as I"d like because of time restraints and other responsiblities, but hate to put it down. It's grabbed me from the moment I started it. I think about the book even when I'm not reading it! I think about the living arrangements and how awful it was and how they all made the best of it! The people have mesmerized me! So far, it's a great Love Story with adorable people and I cannot wait to finish and begin another book by this author!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Julie B. Gonzalez on April 19, 2011 :
Overall, I really did enjoy it! It took me forever to finish between everything going on here at home and the beginning being a bit of science fiction. At first, it was confusing, but, I figured there must have been an apocalyptic, nuclear warfare disaster that destroyed most of earth. I couldn't visualize their living arrangements. Other than that, it was a beautiful love story and I was so happy with the ending. I was angry that Dicky was taken and the way he was raised. Even though he did grow up in a loving environment.
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Review by: Deena Gordon on April 13, 2011 :
I enjoyed this from start to finish. Part of the fun was trying to answer the questions about the setting.
I was engaged from the beginning. The reader can really care what happens to the characters. The puzzle from the futuristic angle is to figure out what the apocalyptic event was and what the location is. Are we on a future Earth, or is it another planet? If it is earth, where is this location?
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Review by: RadioTom on April 10, 2011 :
A great read from a new author! Highly recommended!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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