{"product_id":"the-world-at-home-paperback","title":"The World at Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGinny Kubitz Moyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Christina Baker Kline and Fiona Davis, a coming-of-age story about a young woman discovering love, loss, and the power of her own creativity in World War II San Francisco.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e, she finds herself on the threshold of exhilarating, perilous new worlds . . . and the most surprising discoveries of all will be the ones about herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a vibrant city during a turbulent time, \u003ci\u003eThe World at Home \u003c\/i\u003eis a coming-of-age story about creativity, loss, and the many lessons we learn from love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGinny Kubitz Moyer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Seeing Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, a Silver award winner in the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in Historical Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eA Golden Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two sons, and one rescue dog. Learn more at www.ginnymoyer.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.49 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51997892411693,"sku":"9798896360186","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/iH3-9M0QQU9798896360186.webp?v=1776487620","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-world-at-home-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}