A piece of cake cupcake brown book club

A few months before diving into this book at friends recommendation, i was very lonely, disheartened, broke, and waiting for my life to begin. Do you think cupcake could have avoided her addictions and problems if someone had taken the time to ask this and help her through the stages of grief. For cupcake brown, it was when she found her mother, lying dead on her bed. I hope you have been enjoying the memoir a piece of cake by cupcake brown. 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. The book describes her descent into teenage prostitution and drug addiction. How do you think cupcake and larrys trail through the foster care system would have been different if theyd been close. Praise for a piece of cake brown reflects now with insight and honesty on her experiences. Feel free to talk about other parts of the book as well. When i began reading this book i was living in my parents home on long island, new york. Cake by cupcake brown a note on a piece of cake a piece of cake is memoir by an author of colour, a mrs. A memoir, which can be purchased at a lower price at. A piece of cake by cupcake brown annotated bibliography. Ive read the book twice, and in all honesty it was very graphic and brutal the first time reading.

Here are some discussion questions to get you started. I did indeed finish this book and this is my synopsis. A piece of cake is a prime example of a story that is much better than the writing. 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. 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. 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. Cupcakes life as we are told, begins at twelve years old when she finds her mom has died over night due to a seizure.

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. This incredible tale begins in january 1976, in san diego where a young cupcake brown tragically discovers her mothers dead body. She now practices law at one of americas largest law firms and is a motivational speaker. A piece of cake was my book club book for this month. The mood is bittersweet, at times it is funny but however it can be serious.

Abuse, adult, african american, autobiography, biography, biography memoir, book club, cultural, memoir, nonfiction. By age, she had graduated to gang activities and street crime. A piece of cake cupcake brown catsholiday book blog. A piece of cake is one of those books that wont fade into the background long after its been shelved. Cupcake browns memoir a piece of cake traces a difficult life through foster care, addiction and rehab, to a successful legal career. Discussion questions please add more if you have any. Brown was forced into foster care after the death of.

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. Readers who like gritty, urban nonfiction will enjoy this booklist. 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. For this book analysis, i read the book a piece of cake by cupcake brown.

Review article a piece of cake by cupcake brown is a very interesting and intense book. If you are reading anything or have any books youd think would be a good read for me feel free to. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Buy a piece of cake 1st paperback edition by brown, cupcake isbn. Moving in its frankness, this is the most satisfying, startlingly funny, and genuinely affecting tour through hell youll ever take. Her younger years were not a model for achieving success. At 11, she regularly engaged in prostitution, drugs, and alcohol. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Book girl magic is a book club and space for women to be able to read, discuss and share ideas about the books we enjoy on the daily. There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug. In her new memoir, a piece of cake, brown writes that she hitchhiked up and down the coast of california, joined a gang at 14, and was shot at 15. Character profile the point view is first person, because cupcake is telling her story of her life. It is one of the best drug memoirs ever written, particularly about the struggles faced by substance abusers of colour. A piece of cake by cupcake brown free downloads and. There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging. Did not enjoy reading this however as the author spent a very long time on describing her drink and drugs habits until i had become numb to the awful effects. A memoir nonfiction, paperback, by cupcake brown broadway books, apr 10, 2007 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. The book was in good order,arrived on time,well packed,and as required for local book club. After her mother died, her world got turned upside down. This book will really make you think about what young girls go through on a daily bases.

Logo for, the african american literature book club. I was hesitant to read this book but had seen so many women rave about it in a facebook group im in so i decided to give it a shot. 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. She starts the book at age 11, when she was living a normal and pleasant life with her mother in san diego. For more information, all resources are linked below. 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 brown audio books, best sellers, author bio. Cupcake brown was born in san diego, in the heart of the ghetto. Cupcake brown survived all these things before shed even turned twenty. A piece of cake by cupcake brown penguin random house audio.

Original title isbn 9780307345479 published on 200611. In this book i met a woman who endured every conceivable horror but determinedly struggled her way to. On page 411, venita asks cupcake if she ever grieved for her mother. Cupcake brown, born march 5, 1964, in san diego, california, her youth interrupted by violence and emotional turbulence. Harrowing, earnest autobiography takes readers on a tour from incomprehensible evil through unexpected kindness to eventual triumph. Cupcake brown was not born into a life of privilege, intellectual stimulation, or professional dynamics. A piece of cake bookclub discussion black hair media forum. 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. Although doubt has been cast as to the veracity of events described in memoir, brown maintains that the events in the book are real. A piece of cake a piece of cake audiobook, by cupcake brown. I cried as i reflected back on mommas body sprawled across the bed. Her life started out as a tragic tale, but led to be a beautiful outcome.