Between the Stops

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The long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters - presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off Sandi Toksvig, writer, broadcaster, activist, comic on stage, screen and radio for nearly forty years, could, of course, only write an autobiography with a difference. `It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the top of the Number 12 bus. It's not a sensible way to write a memoir at all, probably, but things pop into your head as you travel, so it's my way'`Her writing style is as kooky and digestible as Bill Bryson's, her genius as a raconteur inherited from her Danish journalist father... Hop on this bus, grab a seat up top and prepare yourself for a fun-filled, fact-packed, memorable ride' - Jackie Annesley Sunday Times `It's not as if all my life flashed before me; but much has resurfaced: the solace of books, the love of my dear departed father; the drama and relief of coming out; finding love; my passion for theatre; my drive for justice; an understanding of a kind of loneliness that will forever haunt me; and how I ended up at sixty years old riding a double-decker bus.'`Like browsing through a well-stocked museum of curiosities with a wise and kind guide; it's part celebration, part confession, part call to arms and wholly entertaining. Don't read it on the bus though - it will make you miss your stop' Stephanie Merritt, Observer`Some of the greatest trips lie on our own doorstep' - Sandi Toksvig Pre-order Sandi Toksvig's new novel FRIENDS OF DOROTHY now - coming in September 2024 The long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters - presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off'Wise and kind... part celebration, part confession... it will make you miss your stop' Observer'A fun-filled, fact-packed, memorable ride' Sunday Times 'Life-affirming and addictive' Sunday ExpressBetween the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus. From a brief history of lady gangsters at Elephant and Castle to anecdotes about boarding school, this is the long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters. Presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off, writer, broadcaster, activist and comic on stage, screen and radio for nearly forty years: this is an autobiography with a difference - as only Sandi Toksvig can tell it. A funny and moving trip through memories, musings and the many delights on the number 12 route, Between the Stops is also an inspiration to us all to get off our phones, look up and talk to each other because as Sandi says: 'some of the greatest trips lie on our own doorstep'.

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Pagina's: 320, Paperback, Virago Press Ltd