Yesteryear

The book that will be everywhere in 2026' Independent

'Everyone will be talking about it' Jennie Godfrey

'Nightmarish, shocking, brilliant' Stylist

'Bold, biting. Will leave you gasping' Nita Prose

'Wickedly funny' Abigail Dean

'Shot through with humour, laced with darkness' Clare Mackintosh

'Inventive, addictive, a wild ride' Ashley Audrain

'The Stepford Wives meets The Handmaid's Tale' Hannah Deitch

"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.

Now being adapted into a major film starring Anne Hathaway