Publisher's Synopsis
LEAH'S FIGHT FOR A NEW LIFE IS AT STAKE. WILL LOVE AND JUSTICE WIN OUT OVER GREED AND CORRUPTION?Immerse yourself in New York, 1908, and discover a story of escape, survival, and love-a story of a woman called upon to again protect the ones she loves most in life.
Leah Peretz finally escaped the horrors of Russia, the aftermath of a violent attack on her village by the military. She and her children have arrived in America to live with her brothers. But here in New York, Leah can only find work in a shirtwaist factory. In this sweatshop, the doors are locked during the day, you must pay for a glass of water, and there are no rules to protect young workers. Little children work long hours right beside her, their fingers bruised and sore from cutting fabric. And then there is her Benny, ten years old and secretly working for the neighborhood mob boss. How can she keep Benny from being corrupted by the promise of money-from a man with no scruples? At long last she could find true love with Aaron, her brother's friend. New York offers her delights she has only dreamed of and fought for, but her family, her co-workers-everyone-is looking to Leah to save them by standing up to the factory boss and forcing better conditions. A strike could mean no job at all unless Leah can convince everyone to agree. Can she do it? Can she fight and finally have her dreams come true at last? This is the heart-rending story of immigrant survival in America, where everyone believed the streets are paved with gold before they arrive. Where Do I Go will touch your heart and stay with you forever.
