In 1971, Sandi Toksvig was sent to Mamaroneck High in New York, where at age 13, she fell in love with the theater. The school production that year was Thornton Wilder�s The Skin of Our Teeth, and she was among the three girls chosen to play the lead role of Gladys Antrobus. Before long, the three �Gladyses� were inseparable friends, and by the time the play debuted, �The Gladys Society� had stretched to twelve members. Thirty years on and living in England, Sandi decided to return to the States to discover what had happened to her eleven fellow Gladyses and, in the process, revisit America. By turns hilarious and moving, this is a delightfully engaging story of friends united and a country rediscovered.
Review
Should not be read while eating, or in public, for fear of becoming helpless with laughter and having concerned passers-by call the men in white coats to cart you away BOOKS MAGAZINE Touching and funny account of our favourite Great Dane going back to the America of her childhood and searching for its survivors THE WEEK Toksvig slices through absurdity with incisive wit. Her acid comments and quotes on "Dubya" alone are worth the read... Toksvig has learnt to strike pure and true. And if she can be entertaining along the way, so much the better. IRISH TIMES
From the Publisher
In 1971, having been ejected from a number of schools, Sandi Toksvig was sent to the remaining option: Mamaroneck High in New York. And at the tender age of thirteen, she fell in love with the theater. The school production that year was Thornton Wilder�s The Skin of Our Teeth, and she was among the three girls chosen to play the lead role of Gladys Antrobus. Before long, the three �Gladyses� were inseparable friends, and by the time the play debuted, �The Gladys Society� had stretched to twelve members. Thirty years on and living in England, Sandi decided to return to the States to discover what had happened to her eleven fellow Gladyses and, in the process, revisit America. By turns hilarious and moving, this is a delightfully engaging story of friends united and a country rediscovered. After earning a degree from Cambridge University, Sandi Toksvig went on to become a founding member of the Comedy Store Players.