Lillian Boxfish takes a walk
(Large Print)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Average user rating: 4 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(2)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(1)
1 star
 
(0)
Published:
Waterville, Maine :
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
437 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
Status:

Description

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.

Also in This Series

Copies

Location
Call Number
Status
Woodbridge Adult Large Type Fiction
LT/FIC ROONEY
In Transit

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410499660, 1410499669

Notes

Description
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.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Rooney, K. Lillian Boxfish takes a walk. Large print edition.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Rooney, Kathleen, 1980-. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Rooney, Kathleen, 1980-, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. .

MLA Citation (style guide)

Rooney, Kathleen. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk. Large print edition.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
84d8114b-766c-a144-3e59-192baa3a54b0
Go To Grouped Work

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeJun 30, 2025 03:25:02 PM
Last File Modification TimeJun 30, 2025 03:25:15 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeJul 05, 2025 10:18:25 PM

MARC Record

LEADER02979cam a22004098i 4500
001ocn970396407
003OCoLC
00520250210224334.0
008170118s2017    meub   ed     000 1 eng  
010 |a  2017001363
020 |a 9781410499660
020 |a 1410499669
035 |a (OCoLC)970396407
040 |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d OCLCO |d BTCTA |d OCLCF |d OCLCQ |d ORX |d OPW |d IK2 |d BKL |d WD
042 |a pcc
043 |a n-us-ny
0820 |a 813/.6 |2 23
1001 |a Rooney, Kathleen, |d 1980- |e author. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004103913
24510 |a Lillian Boxfish takes a walk / |c Kathleen Rooney.
250 |a Large print edition.
2644 |a Waterville, Maine : |b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, |c ©2017
300 |a 437 pages (large print) : |b map ; |c 23 cm.
336 |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
340 |n large print. |2 rda
4901 |a Thorndike Press large print core
520 |a 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.
6500 |a City and town life |z New York (State) |z New York |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100845
6500 |a Interpersonal relations |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104850
6500 |a Older women |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108600
6500 |a Reminiscing |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010109419
6500 |a Large type books. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074712
8300 |a Thorndike Press large print core series. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002020101
907 |a .b25219121
945 |y .i59048517 |i 21802511986 |l wdalf |s t |h  |u 18 |x 4 |w 3 |v 8 |t 10 |z 08-02-17 |r - |o - |a LT/FIC ROONEY
998 |e - |d l  |f eng |a wd