Homeward My Heart (Daughters of Fortune, Book 4) [Paperback]

Judith Pella (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2004

Daughters of Fortune book 4 The "war to end all wars" is over, but the Cold War is just beginning. Cameron works as a foreign correspondent for her father's newspaper while she continues to try to obtain a Soviet visa in order to join her husband, Alex, who is not allowed to leave Russia. Blair is in Washington D.C., where husband, Gary, works for the State Department. Jackie is in California, struggling to cope with widowhood and single motherhood. All three are experiencing private heartaches that severely test their faith when Cameron's visa is suddenly approved. Blair and Jackie decide to join her in a clandestine search for their stepbrother. Danger and intrigue, courage and faith explode in a powerful conclusion.

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About the Author

Judith Pella is a bestselling, award-winning author whose career spans nearly two decades. Her in-depth historical and geographical research combine with skillful storytelling to provide readers with dramatic, thought-provoking novels. She and her husband make their home in Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; 1ST edition (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764224247
• ISBN-13: 978-0764224249
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exciting look at the beginning of the Cold War, November 17, 2004

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This review is from: Homeward My Heart (Daughters of Fortune, Book 4) (Paperback)

By 1946, the euphoria felt by World War II ending has changed to dread as a Cold War has gripped the globe. Churchill describes it quite well with his Iron Curtain speech splitting Europe between western democracies and communism. People deal with the aftermath of the global conflict and the new confrontation in different ways.

American Cameron sits in a restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany while her beloved husband Alex does likewise in Moscow pretending that they are dining together. The US Embassy has served as an intermediary, but soon afterward Alex is imprisoned in a Soviet prison.

Her sister Jackie raises her three and a half years old daughter Emi by herself as her Japanese spouse died during the war. Friends and even family have cut off Jackie and Emi because of the Japanese connection that remains raw.

The third sibling Blaine cannot cope with a half-Japanese niece as Emi reminds her of being tortured in the Philippines leading to a miscarriage. However, the three sisters band together with the common goal of freeing Alex from his Soviet prison.

HOMEWARD MY HEART is an exciting look at the beginning of the Cold War and the aftermath of World War II on an American family. The story line grips the audience once readers understand that Cameron and Alex are dining "together" at a distance that parallels the coast to coast of the United States. The sisters are delightful as they struggle to find a commonality, which turns out to be the rescue of Alex. Though there are some unrealistic twists, everyone will agree with the siblings of his father when he toasts his wonderful daughters and their melting pot spouses.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, July 9, 2010

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This book is the last in a series of 4. The setting is pre World War II, World War II and post WW II. With the characters you are living it and learning how it must have been to be alive during that time. It is riveting and you will not put any of the books in the series down. I recommend it to anyone. You will want there to be a 5th book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT SERIES!, March 22, 2010

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Thank you Mrs. Pella, for creating a series that is realistic and easy to relate to. I loved the series and would definitely recommend it! It was excellent writing, and I had a hard time putting it down. Unlike some christian authors, who write fluff and fairy tales that no average person can relate to, this was a book that most people could relate to in some way or another.