{"product_id":"9781250371232","title":"Desperate Living","description":"Author: John Waters\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781250371232\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: St Martins Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. John Waters’ 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’] trash heap of a filmography.\" High praise indeed!","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46677227602078,"sku":"TLD-9781250371232","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781250371232.jpg?v=1775454722","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781250371232","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}