{"product_id":"it-started-with-a-quiche-bill-cawley-9798879599398","title":"It Started With a Quiche: My Year as the Mayor of Leek","description":"Leek has produced a Gold Medal winner in rowing, a Blue Peter presenter and the effective ruler of the country in the late summer of 1714. It also housed General Brunet, a prisoner in the town during the Napoleonic Wars, who betrayed Toussaint L'Overture the liberator of Haiti.\u003cbr\u003eThat's quite a list for a town that nestles close by the Peak National Park and is known as the \"Queen of the Moorlands.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 12 months, Bill Cawley was Mayor of Leek during a tumultuous period which included a change of monarch, three Prime Ministers, the acknowledgement of the world champion grower of a leek and making a flatulent terrier Mayor for the day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis engaging and often witty memoir recalls the highlights of Bill's year in office, as well as his \u003ci\u003e10 Top Tips\u003c\/i\u003e for anyone thinking of becoming a mayor. It will be of interest to anyone with an interest in local government and social history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Cawley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798879599398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.46d","brand":"Bill Cawley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097164980479,"sku":"9798879599398","price":13.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-started-with-a-quiche-bill-cawley-9798879599398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}