The Women’s Bar Association (WBA), Oakland County region of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, will present its next Book Club online Monday, April 7, beginning at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

For the April meeting, the club will be discussing “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden.

To register for this discussion and receive the Zoom link, email Janine.M.Plourde@gmail.com.

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