My daughter passed this on to me and unusually for me I began to read it without reading the blurb at the back. I had heard sufficient to last mea life time and still some of the children I worked with come to my thoughts from time to time. 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 horrific enough for me. It hits the nail on the head.RRP 6.99 but shop around as on Amazon you can get it a lot cheaper. I highly reccommend this book as inspirational reading to anyone who either has a friend/family member that is addicted or in recovery, and most definitely to anyone who is an addict. Ron read this book quickly and has donated it to the rehab community as a "must-read" for anyone who also wants to be reminded that life can be lived without addiction to drugs. "A Piece of Cake" was a hit with Ron, easy reading, and hit the nail on the head as to where he was coming from in life - nothing much in his favor, with drugs being his only outlet. And so, I purchased this book and took it to Ron on my monthly visit to his rehab community. He entered rehab back in July 2007, where he currently remains, learning to live/cope with life's challenges without the use of cocaine, alcohol, etc.Ī very close friend of mine recommended that I encourage my friend to buy/read "A Piece of Cake" for inspiration - that if Cupcake Brown can bring it under control and live a healthy life without drugs, etc., so can he. "My very best friend has been addicted to cocaine for the majority of his life he started using at 17 and is currently 39 years old. She endured this lifestyle for years but eventually changed which is proof that anyone can change with will and determination." Overall I highly recommend the book especially for anyone knowing someone with an addiction or having an addiction themself. The only downfall I would say is that the book is lengthy and by the time I was a little more than halfway, she was still talking about her addictions and I was ready to read about how she had changed her life. Reading this book was at times disturbing because you can't imagine a child going through such abuse but at the same time I could not put the book down. The author gave graphic details (which I appreciated because unless you experience it you never know) accounts of her life from the beginning where she was a happy child who after losing her mother, was suddenly taken from her home and entered a life of sexual, verbal, and physical abuse that eventually lead to drugs and prostitution as a means of survival. "I picked up this book not knowing what to expect but a woman who turned her life around after her addiction to drugs.
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