Nici Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Synopsis from Amazon This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake and it begins when, aged eleven, she is orphaned and placed in the 'care' of sadistic foster parents. But there comes a point in her preteen years - maybe it's the night she first tries to run away and is exposed to drugs, alcohol, and sex all at once - when Cupcake's story shifts from a tear-jerking tragedy to a dark, deeply disturbing journey through hell. Cupcake learned to survive by turning tricks, downing hard liquor and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast. At just sixteen, she stumbled into the terrifying world of the gangsta, dealing drugs, hustling and only just surviving a drive-by shooting. But, ironically, it was Cupcake's rapid descent into the nightmare of crack cocaine addiction that finally saved her. After one four-day crack binge she woke up behind a dumpster. Half-dressed and half-dead, she finally realized she had to change her life or die on the streets - another trash-can addict, another sad statistic. Astonishingly, Cupcake turned her life around and this is her brutally frank, startlingly funny story. 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. It is also the most genuinely affecting rollercoaster ride through hell and back that you will ever take. My thoughts: Well the one word that comes to mind is 'WOW'. I finished all 540 pages in under four days which for me is quick! I normally don't like this type of book as I just cannot read about sexual abuse in children and luckily although there was some in this book it was written about very well and not in too much detail. The book is mainly about Cupcake's battle with every drug going. Also as the book was set in the ghettos of America it is just so different to anything I have ever known. A truly inspiring book but I can't say too much about it as I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone else. I would definately recommend this to everyone to give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbain Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I read this last year found it an incredible book. Cupcake had endured so much it is unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopyloo100 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I borrowed this from the library last year and I have to say it was a great read and wonderful to see how far she came through the difficulties of her life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Excellent...off to amazon to order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma76 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I have almost finished this book and have had trouble putting it down really enjoying it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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