New fiction
“Yesteryear,” by Caro Claire Burke. Natalie is a modern-day June Cleaver – a stay-at-home wife and mother, her days spent taking care of the house, the kids, the cooking and cleaning and, of course, standing by her man. At least, that’s what it looks like on YouTube. Behind the camera, however, is a different story. Nannies watch the kids and her kitchen appliances are expensive and industrial-grade. Natalie’s 8 million followers swallow the lie, who wouldn’t? Then one day Natalie wakes up in a house that isn’t hers, to a family of strangers and to a time more than 200 years in the past. There is no electricity, no appliances, no grocery stores or indoor plumbing. Now, Natalie is hauling firewood for heating and washing clothes by hand. What is going on? Is God testing her? Has she tripped though a wormhole? One thing Natalie does know is living in the 19th century isn’t for her. Now, the question is how may she escape back to her old life?