Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
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Trade Paperback
h234 x 153mm - 400pg
31 Mar 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780241504604
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Riotously funny and full of heart, Yinka is the heroine we' ve all been waiting for. . . Set to be the biggest word-of-mouth hit in Spring 2022Yinka wants to find love. Her mum wants to find it for her. She also has too many aunties who frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, a preference for chicken and chips over traditional Nigerian food, and a bum she' s sure is far too small as a result. Oh, and the fact that she' s a thirty-one-year-old South-Londoner who doesn' t believe in sex before marriage is a bit of an obstacle too. . . When her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences ' Operation Find A Date for Rachel' s Wedding' . Armed with a totally flawless, incredibly specific plan, will Yinka find herself a huzband? What if the thing she really needs to find is herself?
Warm and fun and sweet, great on female friendships and extended families -- Marian Keyes 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 Such a warm, funny and relatable book -- Jendella Benson Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is the spiritual heir to Bridget Jones' sDiary, while bringing something entirely fresh and modern to the table. Blackburn kept me cringing, laughing, and tearing up from start to finish with her incredible cast of quirky, lovable characters and especially her almost painfully relatable heroine, Yinka. This is a truly special debut' -- Emily Henry Beautifully observed, warm and deeply human, Yinka 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 Hilarious and heartfelt. Yinka is an unforgettable heroine -- Sarah Morgan Funny, charming, warm. A book that will make your heart smile. A cute and charming tale about family, love and the importance of accepting yourself. -- Milly Johnson A joyful, pacy romp. Yinka' s world is both hilarious and poignant -- Irenosen Okojie I giggled out loud so many times my partner asked me to finish the book upstairs (!). A gorgeous, easy read, but with real depth to its punchy chapters. Extraordinary -- Lizzy Dent Lizzie Blackburn writes with a witty tenderness and absorbing fluidity that brings Yinka, the most loveable character you' ll meet, to rich life! I cheered for her, cringed for her, and rooted for her all the way. A fabulously fresh debut guaranteed to warm your heart. Loved it! -- Lola Akinmade Akerstroem Funny and unforgettable, with a loveable heroine and a cast of vibrant and entertaining supporting characters, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? isn' t your average contemporary rom-com and it' s all the better for it * Culturefly * A warm, witty and joyful novel bursting with charm and unforgettable characters, YINKA is a story about friendship, family, romance, and the most important quest of all--loving and accepting yourself -- Lauren Ho 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 Glorious debut! Read it over two nights and loved it! -- Nikki May A sassy, spirited story -- Kirkus Reviews With an innovative approach, Lizzie Damilola 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 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 Incredibly relatable * Marie Claire, Best Books of 2022 * A delightful romantic comedy that refuses to play by the genre' s rules * PopSugar * Loads of entertainment and a dollop of enlightenment * Publishers Weekly * You' ll fall in love with Yinka in this witty and heartwarming romantic comedy * Red * A romcom ' where Cinderella is Black and no-one bats an eyelid' * Irish Examiner * One of the talked-about debut novels * The Sunday Times * Lizzie Damilola Blackburn' s uplifting debut weaves a hilarious and irresistibly witty narrative about love, family and self-acceptance * Waterstones, Fiction You need to Read in 2022 *
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn is a British-Nigerian writer, born in Peckham, who wants to tell the stories that she and her friends have longed for but never seen - romcoms ' where Cinderella is Black and no-one bats an eyelid' . In 2019 she won the Literary Consultancy Pen Factor Writing Competition with the early draft of Yinka, Where is your Huzband? , which she had been writing alongside juggling her job at Carers UK. She has been at the receiving end of the question in the title of her novel many times, and now lives with her husband in Milton Keynes.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780241504604
Published: 31 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Viking
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 481g
Pages: 400

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