This is a wonderful book that is based on the life of Margaret Fishback, the highest paid advertising copywriter for R H Macy’s during the 1930s. In this book, the protagonist Lillian Boxfish, at the age of 84, decides to walk to a fancy restaurant, the Delmonico’s on New Year’s Eve, 1984.
When was Lillian boxfish takes a walk written?
Lit Life. The novel “Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk,” by Kathleen Rooney, was first published in 2017, but reading it feels strangely poignant today.