Post by janetandjohn on Jul 11, 2018 12:11:18 GMT
Lillian Boxfish is spending New Year's Eve 1984 walking the streets of Manhattan and at age 85 or thereabouts, it might be good exercise, and it might be a wee bit dangerous. It definitely will be a time for her to tell us about her life as not only the highest paid advertising woman in the country in the 1930s, but also about Max, her only real love; Giano her son, and the rest of her life. This novel is inspired by the real-life ad lady Margaret Fishback who worked her magic for Maceys and did indeed get books of poetry published.
I loved her! Lillian is my kind of gal. And New York is my kind of town. If you have visited New York, you should recognise some of the stuff within these pages. If you have not, but are a film buff, or if you watch American TV programmes set in NY you will be familiar with street names and locations. Even if you are not familiar with the Big Apple, you may like the story of a woman's entire grown up life, in less than 300 pages. Alternate chapters tell her story in the present and the pass and I do enjoy that kind of writing.
