| Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? | |
| Author: | Lizzie Damilola Blackburn |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Romantic fiction |
| Set In: | London, England |
| Publisher: | Pamela Dorman Books |
| Pub Date: | January 18, 2022 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 384 pages |
| Isbn: | 9780593299005 |
| Isbn Note: | (first edition) |
| Oclc: | 1252740062 |
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? is a novel written by Nigerian novelist Lizzie Damilola Blackburn. The novel which is her debut novel was first published by Pamela Dorman Books an imprint of Penguin Random House in 2022.[1] [2] [3]
The novel revolves around Yinka; a British-Nigerian Oxford graduate who is being pressured into getting married.
The novel began as a short story in a blog called Christian based dilemma which Blackburn ran. She was in her 20's, she was pressured by her mother to settle down, then she decided to write a story about it. The short story developed in a novel when she met Jackie Lau in a blogging workshop.[4]
Kristen Stewart of Library Journal described it as "... a sensitive, humorous chronicle of a young woman/'s journey of self-discovery ... This universal story of a young woman coming into her own contains many elements of Nigerian culture ... Readers who like the novels of Marian Keyes and Cecelia Ahern will find much to enjoy here."[5] Alicia Rancilio of Associated Press described it as funny and big-hearted. She further stated that "Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? is more than a book about a woman looking for a man. It addresses themes such as female friendships, Black beauty standards and religion."[6]