Lillian boxfish takes a walk
Large Print Book
Large print edition.
Inspired by Margaret Fishback, poet and Macy's ad-writing phenom of the 1930s, Rooney imagines an extraordinary walk through the streets of New York City on the last night of 1984, one that triggers a flood of memories for fictional ad woman Lillian Boxfish. The octogenarian muses on the changing urban landscape as she stops at favorite haunts: an intimate neighborhood bar that's just installed a TV, a restaurant where she's dined every New Year's Eve that's about to change owners, the famed Delmonico's, where she ended her marriage. Further stops include a changing lower Manhattan landscape where she meets a haunted Vietnam veteran and engages him in a "best last-line contest," a detour to a hospital emergency room with a frightened woman about to have her first baby, and a party where she's both scorned and adored by a new generation of artists, followed by a hilarious encounter with three muggers. Meanwhile, Lillian carefully recounts her celebrated career in advertising, her adored husband and son, and her emotional breakdown. Elegantly written, Rooney creates a glorious paean to a distant literary life and time-and an unabashed celebration of human connections that bridge the past and future.
Available copies
- 7 of 8 copies available at Westchester Library System.
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| Eastchester Public Library | LARGE PRINT FICTION ROONEY (Text) Large Print |
31008152378234 |
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| Eastchester Public Library | LARGE PRINT FICTION ROONEY (Text) Large Print |
31008152434391 |
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| Eastchester Public Library | LARGE PRINT FICTION ROONEY (Text) Large Print |
31008152434433 |
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| John C. Hart Memorial Library | LP ROONEY (Text) Large Print |
31030154930333 |
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| Mount Pleasant Public Library | LARGE PRINT ROONEY (Text) Large Print |
31024153751410 |
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| Rye Osborn Branch Library | LP FIC ROO ADAMS (Text) Large Print |
31028200078206 |
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| Rye Osborn Branch Library | LP FIC ROO ADAMS (Text) Large Print |
31028200086217 |
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| Town of Pelham Public Library | LG PRNT ROONEY (Text) Large Print |
31023151266983 |
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