Cookie Mueller 
Walking Through Clear Water In a Pool Painted Black 
Collected Stories

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.