Pat McCarty

Floy Pat McCarty

Newly married, bright-eyed, and not yet acquainted with the world and her new role in it, Floy Evangeline O'Leary set sail for America on her wedding day in 1901. Carrying all of her hopes and dreams for what the future might hold, Floy embraced this new journey with a wildly girlish anticipation.

In Floy: An Irish Family Tale, author and Floy's granddaughter, Pat McCarty, offers background and colorful insight into the life of her beloved grandmother. From innocent child to an experienced widow, readers will walk alongside Floy as she navigates her relationship with her husband John and creates a good life for her growing family in the early 1900s.

Even after enduring the loss of friends, babies, and eventually her husband, Floy is lifted up by her constant curiosity of where her life's journey will take her next. This is a powerful story of a woman who faced each new day with a "never quit" mentality-and the heart of a true pioneer.