We’re kicking off autumn with one of the most talked-about debuts of the year, Yesteryear!
A darkly funny, unsettling and razor-sharp exploration of womanhood, performance, trad-wife culture and the impossible expectations placed on women to create the “perfect” life.
Equal parts psychological spiral, social satire and feminist horror, Yesteryear asks urgent questions about identity, authenticity, motherhood, religion, fame and the roles women are expected to perform — both online and offline.
Join us for an afternoon with brilliant babes, bottomless brunch and lively discussion at Minories London, where we’ll be settling in for cocktails, brunch dishes and the kind of layered, lively conversation this book was made for.
Online discussion: 10:30am–12:30pm
In-person brunch: 2:30pm–5:00pm at Minories London
See you at brunch! 🥂📚🥑
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Minories London
Set moments from Tower Hill, Minories London blends classic pub energy with a lively weekend brunch atmosphere. Expect generous brunch dishes, flowing cocktails, premium pints and plenty of space for long conversations, post-book debates and settling in for an afternoon with fellow readers.
Their bottomless brunch includes two hours of drinks alongside a menu with vegan, vegetarian and non-gluten-containing options, making it an easy crowd-pleaser for our book club afternoons. Relaxed, social and effortlessly welcoming, it’s the perfect setting for a discussion guaranteed to spiral from literary analysis into existential debate over mimosas.
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and her followers are sick with envy. 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 her 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.
As darkly funny as it is shocking and gripping, Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction.
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