Yesteryear A Novel by Caro Claire Burke

What if the perfect tradwife life you built online suddenly became 1855 reality?

In Yesteryear: A Novel, breakout debut author Caro Claire Burke delivers a wickedly smart, darkly funny, and utterly propulsive story that’s already a #1 New York Times bestseller and GMA Book Club Pick.

Natalie Heller Mills is the queen of tradwife influencers. On her picturesque Idaho ranch, she posts flawless videos of homemade sourdough, linen-clad children, and a handsome cowboy husband — 8 million followers eat it up. Behind the camera? Nannies, producers, hidden modern appliances, and a carefully curated lie.

Then one morning Natalie wakes up in the brutal, unfiltered reality of 1855. No electricity. No nannies. No escape. The same husband. The same children. But now the pioneer life she romanticized online is raw, backbreaking, and terrifying. As she fights to survive — and unravel whether this is a twisted prank, a reality show, or something far more sinister — Natalie’s carefully constructed world begins to crack.

Sharp, satirical, and impossible to put down, Yesteryear: A Novel is a biting takedown of social media performance, tradwife culture, motherhood myths, and the dangerous allure of “going back to basics.” Equal parts thriller and dark comedy, it will have you laughing, gasping, and questioning everything.

What if the perfect tradwife life you built online suddenly became 1855 reality?

In Yesteryear: A Novel, breakout debut author Caro Claire Burke delivers a wickedly smart, darkly funny, and utterly propulsive story that’s already a #1 New York Times bestseller and GMA Book Club Pick.

Natalie Heller Mills is the queen of tradwife influencers. On her picturesque Idaho ranch, she posts flawless videos of homemade sourdough, linen-clad children, and a handsome cowboy husband — 8 million followers eat it up. Behind the camera? Nannies, producers, hidden modern appliances, and a carefully curated lie.

Then one morning Natalie wakes up in the brutal, unfiltered reality of 1855. No electricity. No nannies. No escape. The same husband. The same children. But now the pioneer life she romanticized online is raw, backbreaking, and terrifying. As she fights to survive — and unravel whether this is a twisted prank, a reality show, or something far more sinister — Natalie’s carefully constructed world begins to crack.

Sharp, satirical, and impossible to put down, Yesteryear: A Novel is a biting takedown of social media performance, tradwife culture, motherhood myths, and the dangerous allure of “going back to basics.” Equal parts thriller and dark comedy, it will have you laughing, gasping, and questioning everything.