Coming December 9!
San Francisco in 1944 is a bustling place, a revolving door of soldiers and sailors passing through on their way to the war in the Pacific. Twenty-year-old Irene Cleary, however, is not going anywhere. Although she’d love to travel, the seamstress shop she inherited from her mentor keeps her firmly rooted in the only city she’s ever known. She pours her energy into dressmaking and volunteers for the war effort by dancing with servicemen at the USO.
But Irene’s life is transformed when she designs a gown for Cynthia Burke, the socialite whose new marriage to Max, a handsome Chicago businessman, is the talk of the Nob Hill elite. As Irene is drawn into the Burkes’ glamorous, troubled orbit, and as she becomes absorbed in making costumes for the first American performance of a ballet called The Nutcracker, she finds herself on the threshold of exhilarating, perilous new worlds . . . and the most surprising discoveries of all will be the ones about herself.
Set in a vibrant city during a turbulent time, The World at Home is a coming-of-age story about creativity, loss, and the many lessons we learn from love.
Advance praise for The World at Home:
“The novel captures the unique beauty and diversity of San Francisco…Irene, Moyer’s likeable narrator, ably conveys her coming-of-age experiences in a voice that alternates between poignancy and exuberance…An engaging homefront war novel”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Ginny Kubitz Moyer’s The World at Home is one of those perfect books that you long to return to at the end of the day…As if stepping into a time-machine, the reader is instantly transported back to USO halls, smoky nightclubs, and the city’s gilded mansions thanks to Moyer’s vivid prose, well-crafted characters, and pitch-perfect dialogue. It’s a beautiful story of love and loss and belonging. I never wanted it to end. Highly recommend!”
—Michelle Cox, author of The Fallen Woman’s Daughter
“Beautifully crafted, poignant, and engaging. There is an innocence to this novel that will at once shatter your heart and give wings to hope. Oh, to be twenty again. I loved this book.”
—Ashley E. Sweeney, author of The Irish Girl
“Moyer brings wartime San Francisco to life in a coming-of-age story packed with romance, temptation, and a flash of mystery. The World at Home accurately portrays the home front—essentially a world of women—as one filled with opportunities and risks. Irene shines as a young woman finding her voice and spirit during one of the most complex adrenaline-fueled moments in American history.”
—Meghan K. Winchell, author of Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun: The Story of USO Hostesses during World War II
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