WALKING THROUGH CLEAR WATER IN A POOL PAINTED BLACK PB – COOKIE MUELLER-OLIVIA LAING

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.