{"product_id":"9781838858483","title":"Walking Through Clear Water In a Pool Painted Black : Collected Stories - Olivia Laing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivia Laing","offers":[{"title":"432 pages \/ 04\/08\/2022 \/ Short stories","offer_id":56971137745271,"sku":"9781838858483","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781838858483_08f74263-7128-41a5-8875-08ef974a6688.jpg?v=1779386022","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781838858483","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}