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Rooneys delectably theatrical fictionalization is laced with strands of tart poetry and emulates the dark sparkle of dorothy parker, edna st. Sep 20, 2017 the first time i read lillian boxfish takes a walk i had fun tweeting out clever lines, starring and underlining passages. Lillian boxfish takes a walk by kathleen rooney book. Now a national indie bestsellertransportingwitty, poignant and sparkling. Macys to become the highest paid advertising woman in the country. Now its the last night of 1984 and lillian, 85 years old but just as sharp and savvy as ever, is on her way to a party.
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