August's Middletown Book for Discussion: Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke (August 21)

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, August 21.  Our title is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.  Here is a brief summary:

"Natalie Heller Mills is a traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen is hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, and her husband is the heir to a political dynasty? Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn't hers. Her home, her husband, her children -- they're all familiar, but wrong. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity; her children are dirty and strange; and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Carved into the wooden threshold is a date: 1855. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she's expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel?" (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:

• There are copies available from Miami, OhioLINK, and SearchOhio, all searchable and requestable from the Miami University Libraries Search catalog. You may also access SearchOhio through your local public library.
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

We will meet at 11:30 am on the 21st both in Room 123 in the Library and on Zoom.  Join the Zoom here! 

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table. In addition to discussing The Queens of Crime, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their July 30 meeting:

The Other Einstein, Marie Benedict

Inspector Alleyn mysteries, Ngaio Marsh

Josephine Tey (author)

Dark Winds (TV)

Song of Achilles and Circe, Madeline Miller

The Odyssey, Emily Wilson (translator)

Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Housemaid and The Crash, Freida McFadden

In Cold Blood, Truman Capote

Missing Pages, Alyson Richman

The Bookman's Wake, John Dunning

Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah

This Changes Everything, Lisa Scottoline

Theo of Golden, Allen Levi

The Foursome, Christina Baker Kline

On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle

Please come along to our discussions to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

John

"Pioneer house .. Ruckle farm" by Nick Kenrick.. is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.