The Soul of a Shoemaker: The Story of Frank Katana's Daring Escape from Communist Yugoslavia, His Rise to Freedom, and His Journey to Success - Softcover

Cork, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798885831321

Publisher: Author Academy Elite, 2022

Synopsis

A Shoemaker struggles to survive in an oppressed society. Can he outsmart the brutal regime before he becomes the next victim?

My father, Frank Katana, escaped communist Yugoslavia on foot over sixty years ago and found his way to Canada, where he started a shoe empire.

He left everything behind to escape from a brutal regime. He believed he would have a better life for himself and his family if he could have the opportunity to thrive in a free country. This story is a glimpse into his life on the farm, his challenges living under the communist dictatorship in Yugoslavia, and his dramatic escape to freedom in Canada.

The Soul of a Shoemaker is a fascinating story, an homage, and a retelling of my father’s journey to Canada with absolutely nothing in his pockets and how he built something spectacular. Born early in 1932, in the Croatian part of Yugoslavia, to parents who were farmers, Frank Katana apprenticed with shoemakers after the devastating war.

"I was the only one who could never really adapt to the farm life. I was always looking for something easier than farming. I always wanted to achieve something on my own, whether in Austria or somewhere else."

The somewhere else would be Canada, but not without the kind of horrifying close calls once so familiar to people who attempted to leave Eastern Europe and so unknown to most Canadians.

The painful memories of escape and resurgence in the new world are still there, but so is the drive that made it possible.

Susan Cork designs and sells digital products on Amazon and Print on Demand sites. She has published planners, journals, and storybooks under her trade-marked brand, Adam and Marky®, owned by her company Ginzburg Press.

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About the Author

Susan Cork worked as a freelance graphics and WordPress designer. Over the past 20 years, she has developed and managed websites for small businesses and large corporations. In 1998 she became a member of the accredited Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario. Susan designs and sells digital products on Amazon and POD Print on Demand sites. Susan has also published planners, journals, and storybooks with KDP under her trade-marked brand, Adam and Marky(R), and Ginzburg Press. Connect at SusanCork.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Author Academy Elite
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798885831321
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190