I received an e-ARC of this book from Net Galley.

I DNFed this book about 60% in cause I got bored.

This was an informative book about the women who have been Lord Mayor in Norwich, England. It was interesting to learn the backgrounds of the women who have held this position. I wasn’t necessicarily the target audience for this particular book, as I have very little knowledge of the role of a Lord Mayor and Norwich. This would potentially be more interesting, I would think to people within Britain and especially in and around Norwich. With that said, I did enjoy learning bout the women who held this position. The work these women did prior to obtaining this title, is very useful for young women aspiring to grow in any career. I was most pleased, being a women, that these women worked hard and supported their community in various ways. They weren’t given this title just because they were women. An interesting book.

I'm from Norwich and it was a great way to learn more about this fine city. It was an interesting read and I left it learning more about the politics of Norwich women.

I come from Norwich and I am active in the politics of the city so when this book appeared on NetGalley I was pretty damned please, this is the book for me I thought, and I was very very right.

This book collects short biographies of the women who have been mayor of Norwich, sharing how they ended up in the city and what they did when in the robes, giving honest and frank accounts of their time in office. Phyllida Scrivens writes these women with passion and care that makes this book sometimes emotional but such a fantastic book.

The biographies are a combination of sourced materials and personal adnecdotes, the book certainly covering the excellent range of people and personalities that have been mayor of the ‘fine city’ we call Norwich from people who have served on the council and from the Lady Mayors themselves which makes for entertaining reading.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Norwich’s history, but also anyone who would like an insight into one of the more progressive cities in the country. Books such as this make me really proud I live in this city and it makes me want to delve into the sources in this book and know it a lot better than I do!