About the Book

Currently a stand-up comedian, the circumstances of Pat Williams's childhood was the furthest thing from a laugh.  Nicknamed Rabbit, Pat grew up in a tough neighborgood in Atlanta.  She had her first child at 14.  She had her second at 15.  During her teens, she became a drug dealer, was arrested numerous times, and was shot twice.  It wasn't until she was 19 that she met a 21-year-old veteran who encouraged and helped her to get out of the "life."

A remarkably bold and inspiring story of crime, motherhood, and redemption—not since Cupcake Brown’s A Piece of Cake has there been a memoir this unforgettable.

Critical Praise

“Rabbit tells how it went down with brutal honesty and outrageous humor in unexpected places.” — New York Times

“Unforgiving and darkly hilarious.” — Washington Post

“Rabbit feels like you are sitting in Williams’ living room, listening to her tell story after story over a cup of coffee. Somehow she’s managed to pull hilarity out of heartache. And when you are done laughing, you rejoice, her final words ringing in your ears.” — USA Today

“This is, in short, a humdinger of a memoir – mesmerizing” — Buffalo News

“Her story is one that dares everyone reading it to dream bigger.”  — Bust Magazine

“Riveting…this is one autobiography that should not be missed.” — Huffington Post

“Ms. Pat, gives readers insight into what it’s really like to be young black woman growing up in America.” — TODAY.com

“Both savagely honest and often genuinely funny, this is the story of how a resilient woman survived a harrowing early life and found unexpected salvation through humor.” — Kirkus

“As heartbreaking as it is darkly hilarious, Rabbit will make you wipe away both tears of joy and sorrow...a memoir filled with wit and wisdom...Honest, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny, Williams’ book is an absolute must-read.” — Shondaland

“An extraordinary memoir…[Rabbit] is both uproariously funny and heartbreakingly sad… Despite all the difficult parts, Ms. Pat’s story reminds us that redemption is always possible, and that love and humor can heal all wounds.” — Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

“I pounced on [Ms. Pat’s] book. And I thought she did such a great job...God, [Rabbit] was entertaining. And I recommended it to so many people.”  — David Sedaris, author of the New York Times bestseller Calypso

“Like Ms. Pat, I grew up in the hood during the crack epidemic, but I’ve never read anything like Rabbit. I didn’t know a story this sad could make me laugh so hard. That’s the comic genius of Ms. Pat!” — Loni Love, co-host of The Real

“People say “I laughed and I cried” and it sounds like a cliché. But Rabbit really took me there. It’s everything—poignant, heartbreaking and hilarious—all at once. I couldn’t put it down.” — Lee Daniels, creator of Empire

“She was able to elevate her personal stories of horror, sadness, violence, insanity into something that people can understand and relate to and see into a world that many of us don’t know.”
— Marc Maron

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780062407313
• ISBN 10: 0062407317
• Imprint: Dey Street Books
• On Sale: 05/22/2018
• Trimsize: 5.310 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.540 in (d)
• Pages: 240
• List Price: $17.99
• BISAC1 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Dysfunctional Families
• BISAC2 : PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy
• BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs