A review by ljm57
Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus by Sandi Toksvig

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.