Felix O'Day

by Francis Hopkinson Smith

"Felix O'Day" by Francis Hopkinson Smith is a novel published in 1915. Irish baronet Felix O'Day arrives in New York City on a determined mission: to find his wife Barbara, who abandoned him over a year ago with a man who also destroyed his fortune. As Felix navigates his new life among working-class neighbors, including the warm-hearted Kitty Cleary, Barbara hides in protective refuge, convinced she's responsible for his ruin. Can these two wounded souls find their way back to each other?