{"product_id":"yesteryear-novel-caro-claire-burke-9780593804216","title":"Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eYesteryear: A Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e9780593804216\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eCaro Claire Burke\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eHardcover (with Dust Jacket)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eKnopf\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eApril 07, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e400\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSatire, Psychological Thriller, Feminist Fiction\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eNatalie Heller Mills was perfect at being alive. As a viral sensation with over eight million followers, she built a lucrative empire curating an idealized pioneer lifestyle—raw milk, farm-fresh eggs, and a rustic farmhouse aesthetic. Behind the scenes, however, the reality was expertly managed by producers and nannies, hidden by industrial-grade appliances, and supported by a husband whose political influence rivaled the Kennedys. Natalie thrived on the friction between her \"traditional\" persona and the critics who labeled her an anti-feminist iconoclast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThat carefully maintained performance shatters when Natalie wakes up one morning in a life that is chillingly familiar yet entirely alien. The farmhouse is real, her husband is a competent farmer, and her children are unkempt. The electricity is gone, replaced by the labor-intensive demands of 1805. Is this a brutal reality show, a twisted form of time travel, or a sinister psychological test? Forced to haul firewood and wash clothes until her fingers bleed, Natalie must survive a brutal injury and confront the hollow performance of her modern existence. \u003cem\u003eYesteryear\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping, darkly funny, and electrifying interrogation of fame, faith, and the grand, precarious art of womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders who enjoy incisive social satire and psychological thrillers that explore modern influencer culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of feminist fiction and narratives that deconstruct the performance of traditional domesticity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eBook clubs looking for thought-provoking, suspenseful stories that spark debate on authenticity, technology, and historical reality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaro Claire Burke\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sharp, observant voice in contemporary fiction. \u003cem\u003eYesteryear\u003c\/em\u003e serves as her debut novel, demonstrating a gimlet-eyed ability to merge psychological tension with biting social commentary, establishing her as an author to watch in the realm of modern literary thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eA GMA Book Club Pick. This First US Edition features a meticulously curated design blending vintage domestic motifs with modern digital distortion, crafted to command visibility across national bestseller displays and high-profile literary showcases. 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