Set in booming San Francisco during WWII, THE WORLD AT HOME tells the story of Irene Mary Cleary, raised in a Catholic orphanage and trained by an elderly Russian seamstress. Sewing and designing clothes is a passion for Irene, who inherits the shop and springboards into a career that captures the eyes of the Nob Hill elite. She even creates some of the costumes for the first ever U.S. production of The Nutcracker.

But for a young woman raised by nuns, it’s a jolt to enter the world of business, war, and classism. The fun of dancing with servicemen at the USO and the thrill of budding romance are tempered by the unsavory intrigues of clients, startling personal revelations, and the displacement of her Japanese-American friends. In this engrossing story, told in prose as carefully crafted as one of Irene’s designs, and full of the heart and hope that is the signature of a Ginny Kubitz Moyer novel, Irene will find a talent that goes beyond her skill with the needle: the ability to navigate a perilous world with style, steel, and grace.

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About the Author

GINNY KUBITZ MOYER is a California native with a love of local history. A graduate of Pomona College and Stanford University, she’s the author of the novel THE SEEING GARDEN, which won Silver in the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in Historical Fiction; the novel A GOLDEN LIFE, a Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Book of 2024; and several works of spiritual nonfiction. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two sons, and one rescue dog. Learn more at ginnymoyer.org