![]() ![]() One of the joys in reading them is the motley cast of characters our heroes and heroines encounter along the way, and Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk is no exception. ![]() There are beloved works in the canon of great literature featuring famous walkers (James Joyce’s Ulysses and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. You will learn more about Lillian’s life as a “Mad Woman,” and the one she didn’t anticipate as a wife and mother.Her story takes a dark turn or two as well, and you will root for her as she responds with her signature wit and mettle. Seeing as though that’s a battle still being fought today, you can guess how that went, but this incident hints at the kind of woman our feisty fl�neuse is. ![]() She reminisces about the time she asked her boss to pay her the same as her less accomplished male counterparts. Macy’s in the 1930s (the character is based on real-life ad woman and author, Margaret Fishback), Ms. One of the most talented and successful ad women for R.H. ![]() Boxfish is a fascinating woman who has led a fascinating life, the details of which she teases out before bidding adieu to the year 1984. I may have lost you already, but Kathleen Rooney and her delightful Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk will not. An Amazon Best Book of January 2017: This is a novel about an 85 year-old woman who wends her way to a party. ![]()
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