You wrote about an attorney, Kenneth Rose. It wasn’t until the end of the book I thought, “Wow!” Reliving my life clean and sober made me realize how blessed I am to be here. When you’re actually in hell, you don’t have time to think and reflect because you’re in survivor mode. Recorder: What did you learn about yourself when writing the memoir?īrown: (Laughing) I learned that I could write. Her determination led to her graduating from college and receiving her law degree from the University of San Francisco.īrown spoke with the Recorder about her hardships and her next book. However after time spent in rehab, Brown focused her life on getting and staying clean. After having herself declared legally emancipated, Brown turned to drugs including heroin, powder and crack cocaine, and acid as well as prostitution. At 12 she joined a gang and at 15 was shot in a drive-by shooting. 3 as part of Steward & Associates 2011-12 Speaker Series at the Madame Walker Theatre Center to discuss her sobriety and triumphs.īrown was placed in a number of foster homes after her mother choked to death during a seizure. Brown’s memoir spent several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list.īrown will be in Indianapolis Nov. She was unsure if her life would be interesting enough for people to spend their hard-earned money to read about her life as a prostitute and drug addict turned lawyer. When Cupcake Brown sat down to write her memoir A Piece of Cake, her only hope was that at least 10 people purchased the book.
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