'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive'
Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle and her followers are sick with envy. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What her followers dont know wont hurt them.
Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her childrentheyre all familiar, but somethings off. Is this a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn't her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.
As darkly funny as it is shocking and gripping, Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction.
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WICKEDLY FUNNY, FRIGHTENINGLY PERCEPTIVE' ABIGAIL DEAN
'INVENTIVE, ADDICTIVE, A WILD RIDE' ASHLEY AUDRAIN
'SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR, LACED WITH DARKNESS' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'THE STEPFORD WIVES MEETS THE HANDMAID'S TALE' HANNAH DEITCH
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'Everyone will be talking about this book' Bella Mackie
'Daring, deranged, cleverly written' Vogue
'Maddening and mesmerizing. The premise is an ingenious, exquisite, be-careful-what-you-wish-for. Draws to a dizzying conclusion, I didnt see the twist coming' New York Times
'Tense, intriguing, funny and conversation-starting' Sunday Times Culture
Intelligent, incisive and insanely readable Jennie Godfrey
An absolutely unhinged novel. When I tell you the ending is off the rails, I am telling you the ending is off the rails Roxane Gay
'Witty and thought-provoking, this is the book that will be everywhere' Independent
'A piece of howling feminist rage. Nightmarish, shocking, brilliant' Stylist
'A bold and biting satire, will have you gasping right to the final page' Nita Prose
'Highly original and utterly addictive' Louise O'Neill
Unapologetically political fiction in the tradition of The Stepford Wives or The Handmaids Tale. Enraging, thrilling grimly funny but intensely humane Hannah Deitch
Wickedly funny, beautifully written, and frighteningly perceptive. Abigail Dean
Inventive, addictive and funny. A dark, biting social commentary and a wild, thought-provoking ride Ashley Audrain
Shot through with humour and laced with darkness Clare Mackintosh
Insanely good, fresh, sharp and spiky. It reminded me of Gone Girl, with its unreliable, intensely unlikeable narrator, amazing twist and needlepoint observations Stacey Halls
Deliciously topical, with a chefs kiss of a twist Pandora Sykes
'Original, biting, propulsive and unhinged' Red
'Funny, terrifying and original' Woman & Home
'Crazy and completely addictive' Prima
'Mind-bending, propulsive, thought-provoking' Good Housekeeping
'A dark comedy and a delicious satire that will keep you guessing' Heat
Unpredictable, original and beautifully written. I couldnt guess the genius ending Adele Parks
'An intoxicating fever dream through the lens of a thrillingly complex protagonist.' Hannah Beer
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Caro Claire Burke received her Masters in Fine Arts from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She is the co-host of Diabolical Lies, a politics and culture podcast. Yesteryear is her first novel.
