Yesteryear

“Wowza. A great read and/or listen. Trad wife life gone awry. Author and TikTok darling, Caro Claire Burke, is also co-host of podcast Diabolical Lies (see rec), with Katie Gatti Tassin. NYT review here.”

“I would love a rundown of the research that went into this. Burke includes so many details and intimacies of this micro-culture that put words to passing almost-thoughts I’ve had. I found it incredibly satisfying. Couldn’t read it fast enough.”

“Everyone’s talking about this book for good reason. Unique, clever, thought-provoking - an absolute banger of a debut novel.”

“still thinking about this book weeks later. an incredible commentary on social media, influencer culture, patriarchy, politics. oof 🥵”

“Gobbled this up in 2 days, I get why everyone’s talking about it. The unhinged judgmental trad wife MAHA influencer feels too real. Is it based on Ballerina Farms? Maybe. Add it to your Mothers Day reads! 🌹”

“tradewifery and comeuppance.”

“This book is impossible to review and I have a hate love relationship with it but I also cannot stop thinking about it…”

“A tradwife is transported back to the era she emulates, and things from from there.”

“Damn. This had me holding my breath through all the twists and turns.”

“Read while travelling between Cape Town, Johannesburg and London over a few days. Only put it down when managing luggage and emigrating emotions. Read in passport controls and boarding gate queues, the Lizzy line and final few pages on the SouthEastern before I arrived home. I looked around to see if anyone could see how stunned I was at the final few chapters. No cigar.”

“Don’t waste your time. The timeline is frustratingly written.”

“mostly just want other people to read this so we can discuss!”

“A wildly curated trade influencer wakes up in the actual past and quickly discovers that “simple living” isn’t as charming without WiFi, plumbing or a content team. Unhinged in the best way!”

“Intriguing. Thought provoking. Funny.”

“one of the best books I've read this year”

“Could not put it down”

“This book was so addictive- I could not put it down! It had zero lulls in the storyline for me. Plot follows a tradwife influencer living on a farm with her children when she suddenly wakes up during pioneer times with a facsimile of her family and she actually has to live the life she pretended to live online. It’s dark and twisty and I keep thinking about it. Really impressed that this is the author’s first novel and can’t wait to see it adapted for film or tv!”