The first book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke—a sharp, provocative commentary on the current political climate and the social media trends that facilitate them.
The book was released on 9 April and Caro’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 14 April.
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Yesteryear
My name is 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? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn’t her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.
About the author
Caro Claire Burke received her Master’s in Fine Arts from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She is the co-host of Diabolical Lies, a politics and culture podcast. Yesteryear is her first novel.
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