It’s two hours into my sister’s baby shower and so far not one person has said, ‘So, Yinka, when is it going to be your turn?’ Or the classic, ‘Yinka, where is your huzband?’ LDB: The book community is so supportive. They just love Yinka. I have direct messages saying “Thank you so much for writing this book, “I feel seen,” “I’m in Yinka’s shoes,” “Thanks so much for sharing her journey. Now I feel like my relationship status doesn’t define me.” Seeing how some readers have loved it because of the story, and how other readers can relate to it on a personal connection to it as well. I feel really blessed and honored. Literally every day I wake up and thank God this book actually helps people and influences the culture as well. TS: How do you feel like books and the book community has on changing the world?

It’s difficult finding stories that embody relationships, both familial and romantic ones, while continuing to center the importance of the “self” in a story like this. But Lizzie did just that. I especially enjoyed the depiction of family and relationships, and how often tight-knit families (Nigerian in this story, but relatable for people from all different cultures) can sometimes be too involved in your life. Yinka is a 31-year-old woman who is unmarried, unemployed, and in her mind, unwanted. Her mother and all of her Aunties are constantly praying for her to find a huzband. However, Yinka spends majority of the story trying to convince her family she’s perfectly okay being single.and you know what? i love reading about messy, imperfect women of colour trying their absolute best (and plummeting to their absolute worst before actualizing the "best") - and being all the more sincere and authentic for it. The novel revolves around Yinka; a British-Nigerian Oxford graduate who is being pressured into getting married. 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 I’ve seen Yinka referenced as an updated Bridget Jones and I’ll certainly allow it. Like my darling Bridg, Yinka is a bit of a lost soul. At 30-something the man she was with for three years and was positive she would marry has dumped her. Her sure-to-be promotion has instead resulted in her termination due to redundancy. Her best pals all seem to be moving on to different phases of their lives, leaving her in the dust. Not to mention her pregnant sister has Yinka’s mother beating the dead horse asking “where is your huzband?!?!?!?!?!” Yinka's Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she's too traditional, 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, and when her cousin Rachel gets engaged, Yinka commences Operation Wedding Date. Aided by a spreadsheet and her best friend, Yinka is determined to succeed.

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? 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 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?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? 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 The book cover is gorgeous and apt, centering on British Nigerian Yinka and the close female friends and family that are her support network. Yinka's life is going haywire: the promotion she was expecting at work fails to materialize and she is given the pink slip instead, her close friend Rachel just announced her engagement putting immense pressure on her to produce a boyfriend to attend the ensuing festivities, her younger sister is pregnant, her mom and aunties keep setting her up with blind dates.

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. When her cousin gets engaged, Yinka makes a plan to find a find a date for the wedding, sometimes going to great lengths along the way. While she attempts to date, Yinka must also deal with unexpected work news and tension that’s building in her circle of friends. 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?

You know that feeling when it’s extremely hot outside and you finally get to taste that first sip of ice cold water and everything ends up feeling right in the world? This story is that first sip of fresh cold water.

This is a story about love, family, and traditions/expectations. I enjoyed being immersed into Yinka's journey and Nigerian culture. The storyline is authentic and delivers a powerful message. I'm impressed by this debut novel and am now looking forward to more by this author.A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted in a home that's on the brink of collapse? my biggest issue, though, was that i personally only have a tolerance for so much wallowing, self-sabotage, and neglecting of loved ones - and that was maxed out around the 60% mark in this novel 😭 by the time yinka finally finally hits her stride, more than 80% of the novel had passed and i was more than a smidge tired and frustrated with the poor decisions being made. don't get me wrong - i held (and still hold) so much empathy and affection for yinka; but that did not prevent me from wanting to throttle her at times!!! NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY MARIE CLAIRE, PARADE, ESSENCE, MS. MAGAZINE, POPSUGAR, BUSTLE, BOOKRIOT, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE! 20 Feel good, funny, and clever, it17 got smash-hit written all over it!21 11 Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December 20 Yinka is a lovable and relatable disaster12 which is to say, she isn17 t actually a disaster at all...I adore her.21 12 Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good friends, and a mother whose constant refrain is 20 Yinka, where is your huzband?21 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Yinka17 Nigerian aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, her work friends think she17 too traditional (she17 saving herself for marriage!), her girlfriends think she needs to get over her ex already, and the men in her life30 well, that17 a whole other story.nbsp But Yinka herself has always believed that true love will find her when the time is right. nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp till, 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.nbsp Will Yinka find herself a huzband? And what if the thing she really needs to find is herself? nbsp nbsp nbsp Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? is a f