The May 2025 Book Club will meet on Tuesday, May 20th at 5:30 pm at the Oakland Public Library. The Book Club members will review Longbourne by Jo Baker.
It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, and Sarah’s hands are chapped and raw. Domestic life below stairs, ruled with a tender heart and an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman, bearing secrets and the scent of the sea.