Caro Claire Burke

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Yesteryear

Me llamo Natalie Heller Mills y era perfecta en el arte de vivir. Natalie Heller Mills es la perfecta mujer americana tradicional: esposa, madre de seis hijos y reina de las redes sociales, donde millones de seguidores consumen fascinados su idílica vida de "tradwife" al estilo pionero en un rancho de encanto rústico. Detrás de las cámaras, sin embargo, hay niñeras, productores, electrodomésticos industriales y un marido heredero de una poderosa dinastía política. Pero a Natalie no le importa mientras su imperio siga creciendo y las "Mujeres Enfadadas" sigan odiándola desde la distancia. Hasta que una mañana despierta en una realidad que no reconoce. Su casa, su marido y sus hijos están ahí, pero todo es distinto: no hay electricidad, la cocina se calienta con leña, los niños están sucios y su marido, antes inútil, es ahora un granjero competente. En la puerta, una fecha tallada: 1855. Ayer posaba tarros de mermelada para Instagram; hoy arrastra leña y lava ropa a mano hasta hacerse sangre. ¿Se ha convertido en la protagonista involuntaria de un despiadado reality show? ¿Ha viajado en el tiempo? ¿Está Dios poniéndola a prueba? ¿Satanás? Cuando se hace una brutal herida en el bosque, comprende dos cosas: esta no es la vida que tenía y debe encontrar la manera de escapar.

A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel. "A bold and biting satire, Yesteryear…will have you cackling and gasping right to the final page." —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive. Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it. Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible. A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.

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Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick

A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel. "A bold and biting satire, Yesteryear…will have you cackling and gasping right to the final page." —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive. Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it. Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible. A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.

Ihr Leben ist perfekt - solange man nicht hinter die Kulissen schaut Natalie Heller Mills hat alles: eine malerisch renovierte Farm, fünf Kinder, die um ihre Liebe buhlen, und einen Mann, der in Cowboystiefeln immerhin eine gute Figur abgibt. Vom Sauerteig bis zur Kindererziehung, nichts scheint ihr zu misslingen. Kein Wunder also, dass Millionen von Menschen ihr folgen, ihre Videos schauen, ihre Bilder anklicken. Sie gibt ihnen das, was sie wollen: eine heile Welt. Skandale werden unter den Teppich gekehrt, da, wo sie hingehören. Doch eines Tages wacht Natalie auf und sieht sich mit einer unbequemen Frage konfrontiert: Was wäre, wenn sie keine Nannys beschäftigen könnte, es keine helfenden Hände auf der Farm gäbe, kein Produktionsteam? Was wäre, wenn sie auf einmal das Leben führen müsste, das sie immer vorgetäuscht hat? »Caro Claire Burke hat mit »Yesteryear« einen genial bösen Roman über das Phänomen der Tradwives geschrieben.« ZEIT online »Eine so geniale wie ausgefallene Warnung, dass nicht alles wahrwerden sollte, was wir uns wünschen.« New York Times »Eine der klügsten literarischen Betrachtungen von Weiblichkeit und den sozialen Medien.« Vogue »Yesteryear packt einen bei der Kehle und lässt nicht mehr los.« Anne Hathaway »The Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale« Hannah Deitch Große Verfilmung mit Anne Hathaway (Der Teufel trägt Prada) in Vorbereitung.

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#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) • ONE OF INDIGO'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SO FAR A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel. My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive. Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it. Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible. A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.

'A BOLD AND BITING SATIRE. WILL HAVE YOU GASPING TO THE FINAL PAGE' NITA PROSE 'WICKEDLY FUNNY, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND FRIGHTENINGLY PERCEPTIVE' ABIGAIL DEAN 'INVENTIVE, ADDICTIVE, A WILD RIDE' ASHLEY AUDRAIN 'SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR AND LACED WITH DARKNESS' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'THE STEPFORD WIVES MEETS THE HANDMAID'S TALE' HANNAH DEITCH 'My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive.' Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle - and has the social media accounts to prove it. 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 Natalie's 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? One thing Natalie does know is that it'll make one hell of an Instagram post...

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