Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?: A Novel (Unabridged)
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4.6 • 44 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
“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 Book Lovers
“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
Meet 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? is a fresh, uplifting story of an unconventional heroine who bravely asks the questions we all have about love. Wry, moving, irresistible, 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.
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY MARIE CLAIRE, PARADE, ESSENCE, MS. MAGAZINE, POPSUGAR, BUSTLE, BOOKRIOT, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A young and ambitious British-Nigerian woman grapples with love, loss, and faith in Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s funny and electrifying debut. According to her mother and concerned aunties, Yinka Oladeji is running out of time to find a husband—and they all form an incredibly embarrassing prayer circle for her at her younger sister’s baby shower, just to ask God for help in the matter. But the beautiful, shy, churchgoing Oxford grad has her own plan to land a date for her cousin’s upcoming wedding—one that goes hilariously awry almost immediately. We were captivated by Yinka and her fabulous friends (especially her Afropunk-inspired fashion designer BFF, Nana). And we were constantly laughing at Yinka’s ability to find herself in awkward situations (like accidentally befriending her ex’s stunning new fiancée). British-Nigerian narrator Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo’s smooth voice and penchant for accents (especially those of Yinka’s loving but hilarious aunties) reel you into the story even further. Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is a stirring ode to self-love.
Customer Reviews
Relatable & Good Read
This book was such a good for me. So relatable being single and in early 30s, having Caribbean parents making everything about marriage and finding a husband. Trying to find yourself in mist of life as major changes show up. Friendship, relationships, dating life, and career .. this book made me feel heard, seen and understood. 💞
Funny.
I known a few Yinka’s in my life and my heart goes out to them. Yinka is trying to make lemonade with each and every lemon she gets from life while keeping a sense of humor.