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Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus: The Long-Awaited Memoir from the Star of Qi and the Great Briti by Sandi Toksvig

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ljm57's review against another edition

4.0

Sandi Toksvig, best known to me as host of Great British Bakeoff & the QI panel show, is a quirky character and as such her memoir doesn’t follow convention. As a lover of London bus travel, Sandi relates titbits of information in chatty, conversational style skipping from aspects of her own life to entertaining historical facts about all manner of well-known and offbeat locations to be found on her favourite Number 12 bus route. If you enjoy London as much as I do, you’re sure to be entertained by the fascinating array of anecdotes she delivers with marvellous wit. And there’s so much more to learn about Sandi herself. Such an accomplished woman in so many spheres but one who has also had to face many battles, both personal and professional. This book is not only informative and entertaining but a great one for dipping into with its short chapters and bite-sized factual accounts about an engaging character and a captivating city.

krystalfleur22's review against another edition

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informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

rolandsquire's review against another edition

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4.0

A fantastically interesting ‘Memoir’. If you have ever enjoyed watching her on the tv then this book is just like spending some time in her company where she mainly imparts historical facts about the bus route from her house in Dulwich to BBC studios. I’ve learnt things like the first Banana sold in Britain was in April 1633, the worlds first roundabout was Parliament Square in 1926 and also that Barry Cryer calls her up each birthday to tell her a joke. Who wouldn’t want that as a service!