Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke review

TL;DR

"Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke offers a literary response to the "tradwife" social media trend.
The novel's premise involves an Instagram tradwife waking up in pioneer days, confronting the harsh reality of traditional wifedom.
The protagonist, Natalie, is portrayed as intelligent, ambitious, and ruthless, with a biting and humorous voice.
The book touches on themes of social media exposure, child neglect, religion, and performance.
Criticisms include shallow descriptions of pregnancy and birth, an unexplored rationale for unmedicated birth, and glossed-over postpartum difficulties.
The novel largely omits political commentary, which is seen as a significant omission, particularly from a European perspective.
A major criticism is the use of birth injury and child disability as a plot point, described as cack-handed, cynical, and underresearched.
The reviewer suggests the novel could have been stronger if Burke had been left to explore themes in more depth without potential Hollywood influence.

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