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Published 16:20 21 Apr 2026 BST
Updated 16:41 21 Apr 2026 BST

I've nearly read 20 books this year, and none has struck me quite as much as Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.
It is sold out in bookshops around Ireland, has a wait list in the library, and is worthy of every ounce of hype it is getting.
Yesteryear is one of the most unsettling but addictive novels I've ever read. If you loved it as much as I did, then there's no doubt you're already searching for a book that is just as good.
Many readers have been recommending The Mad Wife by Meagan Church to fans of Yesteryear.
They called it hysteria. She called it survival.
Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife. Despite the tragic memories that haunt her and the weight of exhausting expectations, she keeps her husband happy, her household running, and her gelatin salads the talk of the neighborhood. But after she gives birth to her second child, Lulu’s carefully crafted life begins to unravel.
When a new neighbor, Bitsy, moves in, Lulu suspects that something darker lurks behind the woman’s constant smile. As her fixation on Bitsy deepens, Lulu is drawn into a web of unsettling truths that threaten to expose the cracks in her own life. The more she uncovers about Bitsy, the more she questions everything she thought she knew―and soon, others begin questioning her sanity. But is Lulu truly losing her mind? Or is she on the verge of discovering a reality too terrifying to accept?
The Mad Wife has thousands of glowing reviews online, and if it's even half as gripping as Yesteryear, then we're in for a treat.
Buy The Mad Wife on Kindle here.