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A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
 

A Piece of Cake: A Memoir

by Cupcake Brown

There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, near-death injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, or homelessness.

Cupcake Brown survived all these things before she’d even turned twenty.

And that’s when things got interesting….


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Top tags: memoir,  memoirs,  non-fiction,  child abuse,  women (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Jeanie
  • Rated 5 stars

“A memoir of Cupcake, a girl who went to live with an abusive foster family and escaped and became involved in drugs and selling sex to survive the streets. Horrific story but read to the end for a positive outcome.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.220264 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.75 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Alicia K

    alicia k said:

    “This book is very inspiring and filled with a mixture of sadness, bitterness, hatred, envy, loneliness, joy, love, hope and faith. The author has gone through some tough times and has shown through her writing that through the help of the Lord, strength, and prayer - all things are possible. Overall, the key to success is to never give up. This is a great read and I rate it five stars. It is a must read!”

    posted Sunday, July 13 2008
  • Choc G

    choc g said:

    “The book was excellent; like many of you have stated the abuse is neglected through the systems because many people are looking for the money instead of the welfare of a child.

    Even if your a drug user, you do remember and it can haunt you at times...just like anything else. So to say it's fake and how can... Yes you can, think back when you've smoked or drank too much and you remember vaguely or some portions of the past events.”

    posted Thursday, April 24 2008
  • Jahmila R

    jahmila r said:

    “*life”

    posted Saturday, April 19 2008
  • Jahmila R

    jahmila r said:

    “This book was so beautifully written. I was gripping at every page in amazement. I can say this book changed my outlook on like, as cliche as that sounds. Appreciation is a good word. She made it through, though. I loved every moment of it. I would read it 20 times again if I could.”

    posted Saturday, April 19 2008
  • Cheryl

    cheryl said:

    “As much as I hate to admit it, I was sucked in. Despite the horrors this poor child went through, I am determined to finish this-it will have to wait though, I only got to page 237 before having to return to the library for someone else to read...more on that later...”

    posted Tuesday, February 12 2008
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