{"product_id":"9781838858483","title":"Walking Through Clear Water In a Pool Painted Black : Collected Stories","description":"Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black is the only story collection from the legendary writer, actress, ex-biker and columnist Cookie Mueller, published in the UK for the first time.   Mueller chronicles her high-risk, high-reward life in glorious technicolour, from becoming a part of John Waters' legendary acting troupe to becoming a mother, from describing the hedonism of 1980s New York to critiquing the government's dire response to the AIDS epidemic. Cookie's voice is fresh, wise, freewheeling and unafraid of darkness. Like a lysergic Nora Ephron, she is the candid flipside to the idealistic hippie dream. Whether good, bad or ugly, her stories are fiercely entertaining and reliably honest.   Featuring a new introduction by Olivia Laing, this edition collects Mueller's stories, columns and writings, and presents a testament to a life lived courageously and well.; 432 pages; 04\/08\/2022\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781838858483\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451893887358,"sku":"9781838858483","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9781838858483.jpg?v=1761272819","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9781838858483","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}