Feminist Book Club: Yesteryear and Trad Wife Book Summer
Nothing will beat the high-water mark brat summer set. But with the fury around Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear and other recent books about trad wives, I’m calling it: this summer is trad wife book…
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