Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “ “The World At Home” by Ginny Kubitz Moyer, She Writes Press, December 9, 2025, On Tour with Caitlin Hamilton Marketing & Publicity, Caitlin Hamilton Summie

Ginny Kubitz Moyer, the Author of “The World At Home” has written a captivating and impressive Historical Fiction Novel that takes place during World War Two. The setting for this memorable and well written novel is San Francisco. The author vividly describes the location, setting, plot, and colorful, dramatic, complex, flawed and complicated characters. The Genres for this novel are World War Two Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Coming of Age.

The female protagonist of the story, Irene Cleary, is twenty years old, and grew up in an orphanage. She has a very good friend that she was able to spend time with and her family. The Sisters in the Orphanage were kind to Irene. As a young woman, Irene inherits both the apartment and the sewing store, where she is a seamstress and dressmaker from the woman she was an apprentice for. Many of the soldiers are leaving for war, and Irene volunteers at a local USO to help the men feel more at ease. At the same time, Irene notices changes in the neighborhood, when her Japanese neighbor is forced to move. Irene is also helping to make costumes for a ballet company that is doing the Nutcracker.

Irene’s luck changes when she is asked to hem and make a dress over for a wealthy woman in the Nob Hill area. The woman’s husband, Max, recognizes Irene’s talent and loneliness. He asks her to help decorate a nightclub. Irene is getting more requests after she does the work for the wife. Somehow everything becomes complicated when Irene starts to work for the woman and her husband.

Irene is mourning the loss of a young soldier that she had fallen in love with. Max comes to her rescue at a dance when a young man becomes too aggressive.Irene goes to visit the church where she grew up, and discovers her identity, which is a major shock to her. Irene starts to have a different view of home and the world.

I appreciate how the author discusses the effects of war on people, and their relationships. The author also reflects on the importance of finding oneself, having courage to be oneself, having friendships, hope and love. This is such an amazing heartfelt memorable and thought provoking book, that I highly recommend to other readers.