"Fraidel Leah stared at her husband, memorizing his image - from the familiar cap on his head to the scarf that she'd crocheted for him around his neck. Froyim handed her a package. "I don't want my son to go barefoot in the streets as the other children do. I hope I'll see you again before he needs his next pair of shoes." He planted a kiss on his son's forehead, then climbed up onto the wagon. *** Ruthless pogroms and unbearable poverty force idealistic shoemaker Froyim Grinburg to leave his wife, Fraidel Leah, and their infant son to establish a more promising life abroad. But constant setbacks - tragedy, theft, and the unavoidable Great War - delay their reunion. With emunah and determination, the young couple makes one difficult decision after another, forging on despite their pain. In this heartwarming historical novel, based on a true story, talented author Chaya Rochel Zimmerman takes readers on a compelling journey through the early 1900s - from a close-knit Polish shtetl to the lush, grassy farmland of Argentina; from the crowded tenements of downtown Chicago to the hustle and bustle of New York's Lower East Side. Step into Froyim and Fraidel Leah's shoes as they struggle to build a brighter future, one footstep at a time"-- Provided by publisher.