In this Book Report special, Cin is joined by fellow Bookworm Baddie Brooklyn to discuss Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, a novel about a tradwife influencer, motherhood, marriage, gender roles, religious expectations, and the fantasy of returning to “simpler times.”

We start with a non-spoiler discussion of the book, Natalie as a character, tradwife influencer culture, and what the story says about identity, ambition, religion, and gender roles. Then we move into spoilers to talk about pronatalism, reproductive pressure, motherhood as performance, the manosphere, family control, class privilege, and the difference between romanticizing the past and actually having to live in it.

Content notice: This episode discusses pregnancy, reproductive pressure, emotional abuse or manipulation, gender-based violence, child neglect or abuse, religious pressure, and loss of autonomy. We give a clear spoiler warning before discussing major plot points and the ending.

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