''Coming Home'' is a novel by the American writer

Lester Cohen Lester Cohen (August 17, 1901 – July 17, 1963) was an American novelist, screenwriter and author of non-fiction. He is best known as the author of the novels ''Sweepings'' and '' Coming Home'', and the screen play for ''Of Human Bondage''. Early ...

(1901–1963) set in

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. It tells the story of Joe and Stella. He is back from serving in the

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during World War II, and together with Stella and their baby, they battle against a steel tycoon, a ward heeler, and a corrupt police force in America's steel city. The book was reissued in the 1950s under the title ''Stella and Joe''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coming Home 1945 American novels Novels set in Pittsburgh Viking Press books