Bold, unsettling and fiercely topical, Yesteryear is a gripping debut that takes aim at influencer culture and the illusion of the “perfect” life. When tradwife star Natalie is thrust into a brutal version of the world she sells online, the result is both darkly funny and deeply disturbing.

Readers praise its sharp satire, addictive pace and timely themes around identity, womanhood and performance, even as its flawed, compelling protagonist divides opinion. A conversation-starting read that lingers long after the final page.

We’re very pleased to be recommending Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake, a novel that’s as sharp and intelligent as it is quietly gripping. It follows Sadie Smith, an American operative sent to infiltrate a radical eco-collective in rural France - a premise that unfolds into something far stranger and more thought-provoking than a simple thriller.

As strange manifestos from a reclusive thinker begin to circulate, the novel deepens into a cool, sly meditation on power, belief, and civilisation. Kushner’s prose is precise and electric. This is bold, daring fiction for readers who like their novels clever, unsettling, and wholly original.