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A Piece of Cake
Cupcake Brown
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Description for A Piece of Cake
Paperback. Features the story of a girl named Cupcake, beginning when, aged eleven, she is orphaned and placed in the 'care' of sadistic foster parents. But there comes a point in her preteen years when Cupcake's story shifts from a tear-jerking tragedy to a dark disturbing journey through hell. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376.
'Phenomenal woman' The Oprah Magazine
'Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.' Washington Post
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This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake Brown.
Orphan, runaway, addict, all before she was twenty. That's when things got really interesting...
Cupcake was just eleven years old when, orphaned, she entered the child welfare system. Moved from one disastrous placement to the next, like so many, she was neglected and sexually abused.
She fed her appetite for drink and drugs by selling the only thing she had. Her body. Before ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553818178
SKU
V9780553818178
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Cupcake Brown
Cupcake Brown was born in San Diego, in the heart of the ghetto. After years of living on the streets, addicted to both alcohol and hard drugs, she managed to turn her life around. Following years of dedicated study, she achieved her ambition, graduating from law school in the spring of 2001. She now practices law ... Read more
Reviews for A Piece of Cake
"It dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime. We see a woman learn to build a family from strangers who help her because she is another human being trying to overcome horrendous circumstances. It is a story that is poetic in its simplicity, beautifully stripped to the basics" Washington Post "Extraordinary... An engaging account of ... Read more