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Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke
★★★★· Published 2026· 400 pages· read 2026
A tradwife influencer goes to bed in the present and wakes up actually stranded in the 19th century. Sharp satire and slow-burn suspense at once — no wonder Anne Hathaway snapped up the film rights.
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Instructions for a Heatwave
Maggie O'Farrell
During the 1976 heatwave a father vanishes, and his grown kids reunite to figure out why. O'Farrell is wonderful on family.
★ 5Normal People
Sally Rooney
Marianne and Connell, on and off, over years. Rooney gets under your skin — I couldn't put it down.
Pet: A Novel
Catherine Chidgey
A creepy, slow-tightening novel narrated by a girl obsessed with her charismatic teacher. Chidgey is so controlled it's unnerving.