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Yesteryear

By: Caro Claire Burke
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

'EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK’ – BELLA MACKIE

'NIGHTMARISH, SHOCKING, BRILLIANT’STYLIST

'MADDENING, MESMERISING, INGENIOUS’NEW YORK TIMES

'INTELLIGENT, INCISIVE, INSANELY READABLE’ – JENNIE GODFREY

'DERANGED, DARING, CLEVERLY WRITTEN’VOGUE

'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 don’t know won’t hurt them.

Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s 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.

NOW BEING ADAPTED INTO A MAJOR FILM STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY

‘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

©2026 Caro Claire Burke (P)2026 Penguin Random House LLC
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It’s literally every trad wife tik tok gimmick mixed with the very real criminal ruby Franke. Read at your own risk

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This is a book with a punch! And what a narrator! I’ve not enjoyed a book so much in a long time!

Exceptional

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Loved everything. Such an amazing storyline. Unpicking human relationships in a modern world especially the role of women

The main character was so good so strong but totally unlikeable but soo interesting

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Don’t listen to this at bedtime…if you fall asleep you will get very confused!
I re-listened to so many chapters and I still didn’t realise how the story would culminate. The narration was excellent.

Incredible story

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I almost gave up just before the first plot twist, just because the main character was particularly shallow and unkind, but this was gripping enough after that to keep me listening. A pleasant surprise - not my usual genre so interested to see what comes next from the author.

Unusual plot

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