Between the Stops by Sandi Toksvig
October’s Bookworm’s read was an interesting spin on a memoir; Sandi wove memories along with interesting facts about people and places evoked from the view from the top deck of the No 12 bus which she took regularly to get from her home in East Dulwich to the BBC in the Centre of London.
She touched upon her time at boarding school and University, working as an electrician in the theatre, her coming out as a lesbian and having her own family. She highlighted women’s achievements that have gone unrecognised and name dropped about famous people she has met over her lifetime. It was enjoyable to a point, but many of the group found it a bit too rambling and difficult to find captivating, not knowing much of the places she was referring to. Overall we scored it a 4.8 on average, but the scores ranged from 0 to 10, so it really was a marmite book!
After book discussions were complete we enjoyed mini lemon butterfly cakes and a good giggle about the Traitors 🙂
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