This is the most read book in Ireland right now

This novel has taken the world by storm

The number one pick won't be a surprise to many people, but it is one book you absolutely need to read. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke is officially the most-read book in Ireland right now.  

Released in April 2026, the new release dominated charts and became an immediate Sunday Times bestseller. In no time at all, Yesteryear has become one of the most talked-about books of 2026, and for good reason.

What is Yesteryear about?

Yesteryear follows modern trad-wife influencer Natalie Mills, who spends her days documenting her idyllic and traditional life to her followers. She has a rustic and charming farmhouse, her husband is a handsome cowboy, and each child she has is more perfect than the last. Who needs to know that she has nannies and producers behind the scenes? Definitely not her eight million Instagram followers.

Then, one day, Natalie's perfect life is flipped upside down. She finds herself transported back to the 1800s, the exact time period that she has been romanticising online, with no comforts, no modern technology, and no safety net to fall back on. Natalie has no idea how she got there, but she knows she must escape by any means possible.

Yesteryear has been declared a 'must read' by book lovers worldwide, and it's no surprise that it is the most-read book in Ireland at the moment.

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