Looking for a cool place to beat the Texas heat? Stop by the Ferris Public Library to browse the shelves, use the public computers, access free Wi-Fi, or simply enjoy a quiet place to read. We are always happy to help you find your next favorite book, recommend new authors, or assist with research and technology questions.
NEW BOOKS: “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke, “Chasing the Clouds Away” by Debbie Macomber, “The Left and the Lucky” by Willy Vlautin, “Caller Unknown” by Gillian McAllister, “Ironwood” by Michale Connelly, “Cast-Iron Cooking: Fresh & Timeless Comfort Food for Sharing” (Dewey 641) by Julia Dowling Rutland, and “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” (Dewey BIO) by Liza Minnelli.
BOOK BLURB: “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke, released 2026.
My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive.
Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers – all 8 million of them – don’t know won’t hurt them.
And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal – and just so happens to be building an empire from it.
Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers.
Her home, her husband, her children - they’re all familiar, but something’s off. 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.
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? Is she being tested by God? By Satan?
When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible.
A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.
The library is located at 301 E. 10th St., across from Mutz Ballpark. Library staff may be reached at ferrislibrary@ferristexas.gov or (972) 544-2110, Option 9.