A Piece of Cake: A Memoir

My Mon was hungry one day. She said to my Alexa, tied to my account, that she was in the mood for a piece of cake. Not a book. Just a piece of cake.Alexa told her she put a piece of cake into my Amazon account. My mom called me to tell me there is a piece of cake in my cart. I looked, and saw the book. I wanted a piece of cake as well. But an actual piece of cake. Not a book.Disappointed in what I saw, while still having my mom on the phone, I read the synopsis of the book. My mom said it sounded interesting. I ordered her a piece of cake. A book. Not an actual piece of cake, but a memoir of something battling all that life can throw. I myself never read the book, A piece of cake. I have read writing on real cake, but that's not important right now.My mother really likes the book. She said it is written well and interesting.But to be clear, this is a book. Not an actual piece of cake.

A Piece of Cake is an incredible story of cupcake Brown’s life. Her early life was horrifying and sad as she was placed in the foster system and endured unbelievable cruelty from so many people who should have been protecting her. Yet, even within those awful situations, she remained strong and determined to get out of it. And she did - only to get into a life of alcohol, drugs, gangs, sex, and crime. Her horrifying story becomes inspiring when she makes the decision to join a 12- step program and through determination and strength of character, she stops the drugs and alcohol, and finds her purpose and goal in life.

I had the pleasure of reading a friend's copy in the past. This was a great read. When Amazon had it 50% off there was no way I could pass up the deal.

We read "A Piece of Cake" as the book for African American month. The memoir's of Cupcake Brown was shocking, heartbreaking, maddening, spiritual, and finally, uplifting! We as a book club (We Be Book'n Book Club) gave this writing a 4 1/2 to the author, Cupcake Brown. It is a novel that started with Cupcake as an 11 year old. She was the one who found her mother dead, and how I think it changed her life completely. From there the book takes you into how the court systems gave her to her biological father whom she did not even know (thinking that her step-father was her real father). It was her birth father who sent her to a foster home to split the money with the foster parent. This is where she suffered the abuse, along with many other foster children living in the house and her brother, whom she never really got along with. It tells of how she ran away numerous times to find a better life and fell into the life of drugs and prostitution at an early age of 11. Cupcake traveled up and down the California coast hitch hiking, drinking, and prostituting, until she came to live with a great-aunt and her cousins, which were in a gang. She learned and loved being in a gang was safe, because of the love and protection she received from them. Cupcake became emancipated and was able to get the money that her birth father and foster parent were getting. This allowed her to get her own place, and of course there were stipulations, which she used to her advantage. All this, while she was using various of the most addictive drugs, (the hardest drugs you can think of) drinking, and prostituting, slanging drugs, and stealing, so she could support her growing habbits. It takes you into detailed accounts of how she had fallen to rock bottom before she could come to grips with how her life was going to end. Only by the grace of God, and people that loved her unconditionally, was she able to pull herself up, and go into a 12 step program. This would lead to her becoming sober, going to school, and becoming the person she is today!A must read, but be forwarned that at times you might want to throw the book down, and other times you might cry, and say how could this happen to one person, but all in all, it is a book that you will not want to stop reading 'til you come to the end of Cupcake's story.Claudia from We Be Book'n Book Club

This was a recommendation from a coworker, I am so glad she mentioned this book! Page one, I was captivated by this story. I was rooting for Cupcake throughout the book and so many times I just wanted to scream at the injustices that she lived through. I’m so inspired by her determination and perseverance. Recovery transforms, Cupcake is proof that it works if you work it.

This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster. You will literally feel every emotion known to man… Definitely worth the read..

A Piece of Cake is a wonderful testament of faith and the realness of God’s ability to turn a nightmare into a beautiful ending. This was a real life story I never knew I needed to read.

It’s rare that I give any book a 5 star review. But, this is an exceptional case! It’s an exceptional book!!! How could I not?!!! This is the story of a true hero that overcame nearly impossible odds to find meaning in value in her life. Understanding addiction isn’t for everyone. However, the author provides a very real and brutally honest account of the tragic circumstances that led to the path she chose. This novel is EXTREMELY relatable. It is an honest look not only into how government systems designed to protect us can fail us but what mechanisms we must resort to in order to cope when at our lowest. Props to Cupcake and her heroism and humility in sharing her struggles. I highly recommend this novel to everyone. No matter what your background or personal struggles are, you’re sure to gain something inspirational from this read. ❤️

Me llego un día antes de lo esperado. Muy buen libro de la vida real.

Amazing book. Heart renching but also inspirational. I just couldn’t put it down.

Great insight on what some people has to grow through, eye opening story to grow empathy and understanding. No regrets on reading that book

This book was really good, each paragraph had more action- never dry - all my pages are curled cause I carried with me everywhere until it was done- warning contains abuse, sexual abuse and drug use - it’s not a story about cake...

Mir hat das Buch super gut gefallen. Ich habe es auf Englisch gelesen und es ist sehr leich verständlich und nicht schwer geschrieben. Die Geschichte von Cupcake ist einfach krass und unglaublich bewegend. Es ist interessant mal zu lesen wie man in diesen Strudel gerät und wie man auch wieder daraus raus kommt.