![]() Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk is about a woman named Lillian Boxfish-formerly the highest paid female advertising copywriter in the world in the 1930s-who takes a 10.4-mile walk around Manhattan on New Year's Eve 1984, when she is either 84 or 85 years old (she lies about her age). In her own words, here is Kathleen Rooney's Book Notes music playlist for her novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: ![]() Effervescent with verve, wit, and heart, Rooney’s nimble novel celebrates insouciance, creativity, chance, and valor." "Rooney's delectably theatrical fictionalization is laced with strands of tart poetry and emulates the dark sparkle of Dorothy Parker, Edna St. Kathleen Rooney's captivating novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk is both smart and lyrical, and features one of the year's most unforgettable protagonists. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Lauren Groff, T.C. ![]() In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. ![]()
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