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Brought to you by Penguin.MARIE CLAIRE ''BEST BOOKS OF 2022'' AND FEBRUARY PICK FOR MALALA''S LITERATI BOOKCLUBYinka 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?''Hilarious, insightful and so uplifting'' Beth O''Leary''Such a warm, funny and relatable book'' Jendella BensonYour favourite authors have all fallen in love with Yinka''The spiritual heir to Bridget Jones''s Diary, while bringing something entirely fresh and modern to the table'' Emily Henry, You and Me on Vacation''Warm and fun and sweet'' Marian Keyes, Again, Rachel''Glorious debut! Read it over two nights and loved it!'' Nikki May, Wahala''Beautifully observed, warm and deeply human, Yinka is a meditation on family and friendship, on love and self-love'' Josie Silver, One Night on the Island''A joyful, pacy romp. Yinka''s world is both hilarious and poignant'' Irenosen Okojie MBE, Butterfly Fish''A story about friendship, family, romance, and the most important quest of all - loving and accepting yourself'' Lauren Ho, Last Tang Standing''A beautiful, big hearted story about friendship, family, and love'' Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After''Yinka is the most loveable character you''ll meet'' Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, In Every Mirror She''s Black''Funny, charming, warm. A book that will make your heart smile'' Milly Johnson, My One True North''A gorgeous, easy read, but with real depth to its punchy chapters. Extraordinary'' Lizzy Dent, The Summer JobAnd everyone else loves her too''Peckham''s Bridget Jones'' Evening Standard''Incredibly relatable'' Marie Claire, Best Books of 2022''A fresh take on culture clashes, female friendship and the stigma about being single'' Heat Magazine''A clever twist on the romcom archetype'' Daily Mail''Fabulously fun'' Prima''One of the talked-about debut novels'' - The Sunday Times''More than a book about a woman looking for a man. It addresses female friendships, black beauty standards and religion'' Mail on Sunday© Lizzie Damilola 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Brought to you by Penguin.Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other''s friends.. . . Then Wale dumps Temi to go on Love Villa.Instead of giving in to heartbreak, Temi throws herself into her dream: writing. She''s within touching distance of a book deal that would solve all her problems. But publishers keep passing on her novel and bills still have to be paid. So, when the opportunity to ghost-write a celebrity autobiography arises, Temi finds herself accepting.And, of course, the celebrity turns out to be Wale...Has too much time passed . . . or just enough to spark a whole new kind of relationship?©2024 Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (P)2024 Penguin Audio