Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?: ‘A big hearted story about friendship, family and love’ Beth O’Leary

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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 wonderful stars for Yinka, Nana, Donovan, and this whole cast of characters! (Thank you Doubleday Canada for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review). 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 Just when my feet were beginning to touch the ground again, a mere few days later, I found myself in a similar scenario. Only this time, it was an editor from the US who wanted to pre-empt. And not just any editor, but thee Pam Dorman of Pamela Dorman Books. When I looked up her list— Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Bridget Jones’s Diary, by Helen Fielding—my eyes nearly popped out from my head. Soon after I had a US deal.

Reading Paulette Jiles' revenge western Chenneville, it's easy to remember she's a poet. She plays ... Yinka wants to find love. The problem is she also has a mum who thinks she's better qualified to find it for her.rounded up because this was my life at 31 to a certain degree. I recommend this for someone looking for a rom-com type of book and the ending was really neat in terms of how it all wrapped up but that is also to be somewhat expected with it being like a rom-com 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!” What a darling book! Yinka, Where is your huzband? drew me in right away with the banter between Yinka and her overbearing family. It is at times bitingly funny and relatable, I giggled out loud so many times my partner asked me to finish the book upstairs (!). Yinka’s internal struggles to meet the standards and expectations placed on her by everyone else are familiar…. A gorgeous, easy read, but with real depth to its punchy chapters. This book is really just such an extraordinary debut from one of the UK’s sure-to-be rising talents in contemporary fiction. BRAVA!!!!”

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. A non-existent man in a non-existent marriage whose whereabouts is often asked of, usually by Nigerian mums and aunties to single British Nigerian women 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 Yinka Oladeji is a 31 year old British Nigerian woman. As the British born daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she’s always been a part of both British and Nigerian cultures. Her mum was widowed when Yinka and her sister were young, leaving her to raise them alone, facing down her fears of single motherhood. The family is supportive with several actual Aunties and of course 300 or so “Aunties” as any women of older age are known and treated with respect in Nigerian culture. But with her younger sister Kemi now married and expecting a child, more pressure is being put on Yinka to find a man. Yinka only wishes that it wasn’t such public pressure including lengthy prayers at her sister’s baby shower (to the obvious dismay of the white Britains at the party). And that’s when the real work began, because no longer could I faff about wasting precious time editing a sentence. Nelle had signed me on without seeing a full manuscript. I had to finish it. Nelle was amazing; a former author herself, she had a good editorial eye. She really believed in Yinka’s story, and her passion encouraged me to keep going. However, it wasn’t easy. The changes that she was asking me to make meant I had to essentially rewrite the story. My God, it was a painful process. Writing can be emotionally draining, especially when you take a week of annual leave to write and that’s when your creative juices decide to go on holiday too.

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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.

A great foray into Nigerian style rom-com territory with a loveable and unconventional heroine. Although Yinka considers herself traditional, this book feels very modern and has great humor.” Das Buch fand ich echt super: Ehrliche Unterhaltung, wo wirklich niemand verschont wird, allen 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? The strong females who make up the majority of secondary characters were made memorable through their distinct personalities and growth. In particular, Yinka's best friend, Nina, stands out for her self-confidence and aromantic representation. The remaining male characters are given much less depth, but they help drive the storyline.

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.”

That could only explain why in 2019, I entered The Literary Consultancy’s Pen Factor competition. Run annually at their Writer’s Day event, five shortlisted writers are given the opportunity to pitch their novel to a panel of agents. And yet, I was very hesitant about applying. Turns traditional elements of romantic comedy on its head, discussing love and how it can weave its way between two cultures.” By publishing your document, the content will be optimally indexed by Google via AI and sorted into the right category for over 500 million ePaper readers on YUMPU. 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.

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Yinka is too old to be learning that it’s not okay to lie to your friends and family and it’s wrong to “borrow” your roommate’s clothes. She also felt entitled to her love interest’s affection and behaved deplorably when he didn’t return her feelings.