{"product_id":"desperate-living-john-waters-9781250371232","title":"Desperate Living: A Screenplay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA grotesque and hilarious satire about the American dream, suburban living, and the corrupting influence of power, set in a world that could only have sprung from the unhinged and brilliant mind of John Waters. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the verge of a suburban mental health crisis, frazzled and wildly unstable housewife Peggy (immortalized by Mink Stole on-screen) runs away from home with her maid and partner in crime, Grizelda (played with spectacular gumption by the sizzling Jean Hill), only to end up in Mortville, a shantytown filled with society's rejects. Mortville is run by the evil Queen Carlotta, who parades through the cardboard streets taunting and terrorizing her subjects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Waters's wild and visionary fable lampoons everything from the staid conservatism of the American dream to race and class relations. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e ranked \u003ci\u003eDesperate Living\u003c\/i\u003e at \"the highest peak atop [John Waters]'s trash heap of a filmography.\" High praise indeed!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250371236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250371232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"John Waters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420187447551,"sku":"9781250371232","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f891fa30-efa3-450c-b3f0-54ff3f5b87d1.jpg?v=1734633906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desperate-living-john-waters-9781250371232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}