05/11/2026
(MAY 11) One of the yearâs most talked about books is in the ETLFL! And we canât imagine itâll last long!
ABOUT THE BOOK: 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 Natalieâs followersâall 8 million of themâdonât know wonât hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? Theyâre sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isnât simply living the good life, sheâs living the idealâand just so happens to be building an empire from it.
Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isnât hers. Her home, her husband, her childrenâtheyâre all familiar, but somethingâs 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 sheâs 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.