Kathleen Rooney's novel Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk follows 85-year-old Lillian Boxfish on a New Year's Eve walk through Manhattan in 1984. As she strolls, Lillian reflects on her life, including her time as a top advertising copywriter, bestselling poet, and her tumultuous love life. The story is inspired by the life of Margaret Fishback, the highest-paid female advertising copywriter in the 1930s who worked at Macy's.