Yesteryear – Caro Claire Burke | A Novel

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke is a satirical novel about social media, curated perfection, and the realities behind an idealized traditional lifestyle.

Natalie Heller Mills has built an online empire around her charming farmhouse, cowboy husband, and six children. Her millions of followers see a picture of domestic bliss, while staff, modern appliances, and family wealth remain behind the scenes.

Then Natalie wakes up in what appears to be 1855. Electricity and modern comforts have disappeared, and everyday life demands exhausting physical work. With her family familiar yet strangely changed, she must determine whether she is caught in a reality show, an elaborate deception, or something she cannot explain.

Blending dark humor with suspense, Yesteryear follows Natalie’s search for answers and a way out as the life she once promoted becomes a struggle for survival.