Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke is a beautiful, haunting historical novel set in the Scottish Highlands in the 1920s, following a young woman named Elspeth who returns to her family’s ancestral home, a crumbling castle in the Highlands, after the death of her father. Elspeth has spent years away from the castle, trying to escape the memories of her childhood, and the secrets that her family has kept hidden for generations. But when she arrives back at the castle, she begins to uncover the truth about her family’s past, and the tragic events that led to her mother’s death years earlier. As she explores the castle and the surrounding Highlands, Elspeth is haunted by the ghosts of the past, and she begins to realize that the secrets of yesteryear are not as buried as she thought. Burke’s prose is lyrical, atmospheric, and deeply emotional, capturing the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands and the weight of family secrets. Yesteryear is a timeless, heart-wrenching novel that explores the nature of memory, grief, and family, and is essential reading for anyone who loves historical fiction with a touch of mystery.