Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?: A Novel Hardcover – January 18, 2022 by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

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Author: Damilola Blackburn Lizzie

Color: Teal/Turquoise green

Package Dimensions: 25x229x612

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 18-01-2022

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“So modern and fresh. I adore Yinka.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation“Feel good, funny, and clever.” –Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in DecemberMeet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is “Yinka, where is your huzband?”

Yinka’s Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she’s too traditional (she’s saving herself for marriage!), her girlfriends think she needs to get over her ex already, and the men in her life…well, that’s a whole other story.  But Yinka herself has always believed that true love will find her when the time is right.
Still, when her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences Operation Find-A-Date for Rachel’s Wedding. Aided by a spreadsheet and her best friend, Yinka is determined to succeed. Will Yinka find herself a
huzband? And what if the thing she really needs to find is herself?

Yinka,
Where is Your Huzband? brilliantly subverts the traditional romantic comedy with an unconventional heroine who bravely asks the questions we all have about love. Wry, acerbic, moving, this is a love story that makes you smile but also makes you think–and explores what it means to find your way between two cultures, both of which are yours.
Review
Praise for
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?:

“A cautionary tale of the pernicious effects of sexism, racism and colorism upon women of the African diaspora….In the end, what matters most in
Yinka is not your marital status but self-love, love of family and a broader sense of connection. And maybe you’ll find something better than a happily-ever-after fairy tale.”

—Mabinty Quarshie, USA Today’s “Rom-Com Roundup: Top January Reading List”

“So modern and fresh. Like Bridget Jones, Yinka is a lovable and relatable disaster—which is to say, she isn’t actually a disaster at all…I adore her.”

—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation

“Beautifully observed, warm and deeply human,
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is a meditation on family and friendship, on love and self-love. Feel-good, funny and clever, it’s got smash-hit written all over it!”

—Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December

“Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is a beautiful, big hearted story about friendship, family, and love. Yinka’s charming voice draws you in and her journey toward self-acceptance will make you stay. A fun and relatable read.”

—Emiko Jean, New York Times bestselling author
“Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? was a total joy to read–it’s hilarious, insightful, and so uplifting. Yinka is the most lovable character I’ve come across in a long time–I was cheering her on for every step of her journey.”

—Beth O’Leary, international bestselling author of
The Road Trip“Warm and fun and sweet, great on female friendships and extended families.”

—Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Grown Ups
“Blackburn deftly immerses us in the life of a loveable Yinka as she straddles two cultures in her search for a ‘huzband.’ Smart, sophisticated, and fresh this is the ‘girl gets herself’ type of story I love to read!”

—Jayne Allen, author of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

“A warm, witty, and joyful novel bursting with charm and unforgettable characters, this is a story about friendship, family, romance, and the most important quest of all–loving and accepting yourself.”

—Lauren Ho, author of
Last Tang Standing
“Spreadsheets, meddling aunties, and makeovers…
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is a delightful journey of a British Nigerian woman longing to find love, and to love herself. Reader, you’ll root for Yinka the whole way.”

—
Patricia Park, author of Re Jane

“Lizzie Blackburn writes with a witty tenderness and absorbing fluidity that brings Yinka, the most love