A piece of cake book by cupcake brown

Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Feb 24, 2006 cupcake brown wants a piece of james frey the a piece of cake author lets loose about how the frey scandal could affect her new memoir. Astonishingly, cupcake turned her life around and this is her brutally frank, startlingly funny story. This book is a wonderful listen and a true classic. A piece of cake by cupcake brown penguin books new zealand. Marie claire her story of survival and triumph is incredible and often rough. A piece of cake cupcake brown catsholiday book blog. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 472 pages and is available in paperback format. The story begins in january 1975 when the female protagonist gives a. Here is a quick description and cover image of book a piece of cake. Original title isbn 9780307345479 published on 200611. On the first page of her calamitypacked addiction memoir, cupcake brown explains how the name cupcake wound up on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

The list of acts considered crimes today is constantly changing. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I have listened to this book 4 times, and i still find myself laughing and crying just like i have never heard the book in the past. What makes a piece of cake so momentous and different, however, is that browns is not a story full of privileged complaints, grandiose generalizations, or race or class inspired cliches. This is the heartwrenching true story of a girl named cupcake a. Browns story begins in january 1976, when, at age 11, she discovered the body of her mother, dead from a seizure, on the bedroom floor of their home in a san. The book is about thirty years of cupcakes life and what she went through as a child right through the battles of teens and into adulthood so its quite a long book. Cupcake browns memoir a piece of cake traces a difficult life through foster care, addiction and rehab, to a successful legal career.

This is really not the sort of book i enjoy reading, in fact i try to avoid sob story, sad childhood memories as i worked for years with children in care and the stories i heard there were. There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood. Her younger years were not a model for achieving success. Fuck everything and run or face everything and recover. A memoir by brown, cupcake and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Custody of brown and her brother was given to a strangertheir birth fatherwho only wanted their social security checks. Best debate ever christian vs atheist christian wins duration. On the first page of her calamitypacked addiction memoir, cupcake brown.

New york times bestseller the heartwrenching, uplifting tale about a woman named cupcake cupcake browns confessional. A piece of cake brown, cupcake 9780553818178 amazon. Custody of brown and her brother was given to a strangertheir. Pdf a piece of cake book by cupcake brown free download.

Jan 01, 2006 a piece of cake is a prime example of a story that is much better than the writing. Nov 23, 2010 i did indeed finish this book and this is my synopsis. The book describes her descent into teenage prostitution and drug addiction. Cupcake brown was not born into a life of privilege, intellectual stimulation, or professional dynamics. This memoir is the life story of cupcake brown, a woman who has overcome abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, prostitution, domestic violence and gang life to become a successful attorney and thanks to this book, a bestselling author. Cupcake brown survived all these things before shed even turned twenty. Mar 23, 2006 cupcake brown s memoir a piece of cake traces a difficult life through foster care, addiction and rehab, to a successful legal career. The author relates her own experiences starting at the very young age of eleven years old when she finds her biological mother dead on the floor. Cupcake brown thats her real name was 11 in 1976 when her mother died.

I did indeed finish this book and this is my synopsis. There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, neardeath injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, or homelessness. Curl up with cupcake brown s harrowing, sugarfree memoir. Praise for a piece of cake brown reflects now with insight and honesty on her experiences. A piece of cake is unlike any memoir youll ever read. Brown tells farai chideya her harrowing yet inspiring story. Written by cupcake brown, audiobook narrated by cupcake brown. Annals of addiction and recovery, chapter umpteen the new. She talked about experiencing the kind of loneliness so immense it could swallow you up. She starts the book at age 11, when she was living a normal and pleasant life with her mother in san diego. Unlike any memoir you will ever read, a piece of cake is a redemptive, gripping tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it. A piece of cake is a prime example of a story that is much better than the writing. Although doubt has been cast as to the veracity of events described in memoir, brown maintains that the events in the book are real.

The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2006, and was written by cupcake brown. Nov 01, 2006 astonishingly, cupcake turned her life around and this is her brutally frank, startlingly funny story. A piece of cake the bestselling memoir of cupcake browns harrowing and inspiring life from the streets to one of the nations largest law firms rdazzles you. Cupcake browns memoir a piece of cake traces a difficult life through foster care.

Inner cities, family, african american families, african american women, social. Readers who like gritty, urban nonfiction will enjoy this booklist extraordinary. If you are reading anything or have any books youd think would be a good read for me feel free to leave a comment or send me a msg. A memoir written by cupcake brown which was published in 200611. Moving and almost transgressive in its frankness, it is a relentlessly gripping tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it with a furious wit and unyielding determination. If you are reading anything or have any books youd think would be a good read for me feel free to. A challenging life retold in piece of cake march 23, 2006 cupcake browns memoir a piece of cake traces a difficult life through foster care, addiction and rehab, to a successful legal career. Buy a piece of cake 1st paperback edition by brown, cupcake isbn. Cupcake brown, quote from a piece of cake she talked about wanting to be a part of something, wanting to be desired, to be special, craving to be loved. Moving in its frankness, this is the most satisfying, startlingly funny, and genuinely affecting tour through hell youll ever take. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Cupcake brown wants a piece of james frey the a piece of cake author lets loose about how the frey scandal could affect her new memoir. I have listened to this book 4 times, and i still find myself laughing and crying just like i have never heard the book in. Buy a piece of cake 1st paperback edition by cupcake brown isbn.

Of the 541 pages most of the time i was really fighting for cupcake, frustrated on her behalf, at times later i. From this point things spiral out of control for cupcake, which included prostitution, possessing and using illegal drugs, robbing, stealing, dealing, and gang. Feb 23, 2006 a piece of cake a memoir by cupcake brown 470 pages. Abuse, adult, african american, autobiography, biography, biography memoir, book club, cultural, memoir, nonfiction. In the memoir, a piece of cake by cupcake brown, it tells the story of a young girl who committed several crimes which included such things as prostitution, possessing illegal drugs, robbing, stealing, dealing, and gang shootings. A piece of cake by cupcake brown free downloads and. Annals of addiction and recovery, chapter umpteen the. Free download or read online a piece of cake pdf epub book. What makes a piece of cake so momentous and different, however, is that browns is not a story full of privileged complaints, grandiose generalizations, or race or. A piece of cake by cupcake brown overdrive rakuten. From beloved daughter to abused foster child to prostitute and gang member, cupcake brown took on. A piece of cake the bestselling memoir of cupcake brown s harrowing and inspiring life from the streets to one of the nations largest law firms rdazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.