{"product_id":"lillian-boxfish-takes-a-walk","title":"Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk","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.","brand":"Blue Vase Bulk","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9781410499660-001","offer_id":43782504415293,"sku":"9781410499660-001","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/5021503482690.jpg?v=1791479237","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/lillian-boxfish-takes-a-walk","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}