I saw the Graham Norton Show episode where Benedict Cumberbatch told his ‘pengwing’ story, that and the knowledge that he plays Dr Strange had been the stock total I knew about him. Whilst this book DOES impart all kinds of interesting stories about Benedict Cumberbatch, as the title states, it really is NOT what the book is about. On one hand the conversational language dishes up some hilarious laugh-out-loud moments and on the other also a thought provoking exploration of the idea that ‘why don’t women carve time out for themselves to pursue a hobby/passion in the same way men make time to watch football/play golf’. At the risk of sounding ‘ageist’ I suspect readers will fall into two categories with this book, those who “get it” easily relating to the story (40+ mums) and those who don’t. I found myself nodding along as I recognised many of my own lived experiences (minus the whole Benedict Cumberbatch thing). This would be a great book club discussion piece to ponder “do females really get short changed when it comes to play, fun and joy?”