Provocative and gritty. Authentically told with all the boldness and brash Cyndi 's fan find irresistible, written with an honest vulnerability that delivers up hope and healing.

Amazing book so sad to read about what she went through as a child. My manager lived next door to her in ozone park queens and she took me to see the house she lived in. Her sons played w cyndis brother butchie.. Enjoy

I love that she is dignified and does not trash anyone……that is CLASS! This book will make you laugh, gasp, and cry! She writes like she talks….brilliant….almost as though you are having a conversation with her. This is a MUST read.

Love her. Great memoir.

I HATE READING, BUT I FIGURED IM A CYNDI LAUPER FAN IN EVERY WAY SO IF I JUST EVEN SKIMMED THROUGH THE PAGES I'LL LEARN SOMETHING. I WAS I WRONG I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN SINCE HAVING IT IN MY POSSESSION AND HAVE READ IT WORD FOR WORD THAT'S JUST HOW RIVETING IT IS. YOU TALK ABOUT A GIRL JUST WANTING TO HAVE FUN, BUT LIVED WAY OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM. CYNDI IS A SURVIVOR ON SO MANY LEVELS, SADLY CYNDI HAS EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ABUSE MORE THAN ONCE, BUT ONCE IS FAR TOO MANY FOR ONE PERSON TO HAVE DEAL WITH! THIS BOOK IS A ROLLER COASTER OF HIGHS AND LOWS! CYNDI HAS MADE IT THROUGH WITH A STRONG CONVICTION, POSITIVE OUT LOOK AND THE HUNGER IN HER BELLY. WITHOUT GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH OR EVEN TOO LITTLE OF THE AMOUNT OF WRITING THAT HAS GONE INTO CYNDI LAUPER: A MEMIOR, IT'S A MUST READ FOR THOSE ACROSS THE BOARD. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED AT ALL!!! ENJOY THE RIDE, KEEP A BOX OF TISSUES NEAR AS YOUR JAWS WILL DROP, YOU WILL SMILE, LAUGH AND YES THERE WILL BE TEARS. Xx, Terence Torres