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Why everyone is talking about Yesteryear: The viral book Anne Hathaway bought rights to before it was published

Caro Claire Burke's debut novel Yesteryear has become a significant social media phenomenon. The book explores themes of American fantasy and the performance of womanhood. Anne Hathaway acquired film rights before the novel's official publication date. Yesteryear has spent seventeen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

The Economic Times

Yesteryear: is this viral novel’s time travelling tradwife really ‘perfect at being alive’?

The film rights for Caro Claire Burke’s buzzy debut novel were sold to Amazon MGM Studios before publication. Adaptation plans are well underway, with Anne Hathaway, cited in the acknowledgements as “instrumental in bringing Natalie to life”, set to star and produce.

The Conversation

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke review – the downfall of an all‑American tradwife

The premise – Instagram influencer is confronted by pioneer reality – is genius. But does this high-concept debut live up to the hype?

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My month in the tradwife world: ‘I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying myself at all ...’

In the past few months, there has been a boom in tradwife novels, while the accounts of influencers only grow more popular. What is it about this culture that makes it so compelling to young women?

The Guardian - UK

Tradwife fiction is this year’s most talked-about literary genre

THE READING LIST: Tradwife influencers are lightning rods for debates about gender roles and conservative ideology. Now they are literary protagonists too. Katie Rosseinsky explores the rise of this new genre and its most talked-about entry yet, ‘Yesteryear’ by Caro Claire Burke

The Independent UK

Fiction Is Having a Trad Wife Moment—3 Authors on Bringing the Phenomenon to Life

Authors are taking inspiration from their feeds to give the domestic thriller an update.

Marie Claire

Yesteryear Author Caro Claire Burke on Her Writing Process, Silencing Self-Doubt and the Books That Shaped Her

Her twisty tradwife thriller is about to be everywhere

Marie Claire

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I’m an audiobook obsessive, and these are my must-listen Audible releases for April and May

These are the six audiobooks I’m downloading for spring

The Independent UK

‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife

As her dark debut about a tradwife who wakes up in the past is made into a film by Anne Hathaway, the novelist explores the sinister truth behind the barefoot influencers

The Guardian - UK

The 13 Books I Cannot Wait To Read This Year, From Buzzy Debuts to New Stories From Firm Favourites

Bookmark this for your 2026 reading list

Marie Claire

I’ve already read some of 2026’s biggest book releases – these are the 4 to look out for

Bookmark these titles for your 2026 reading pile

The Independent UK

The IndyBest Book Club’s verdict on Yesteryear, the buzzy trad wife-inspired novel that’s everywhere

Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear is a zeitgeisty exploration of the trad wive life

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