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The Re-Write

Two exes. One deadline. Can they make it to the end? 
 
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Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other's friends. 
 
Then they break up. And Wale goes on a reality dating show. 
 
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 accepts. 
 
And, of course, the celebrity turns out to be Wale... 
 
Will Temi and Wale repeat the patterns of their past? Or can they write a whole new story? 
 
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Praise for Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 
 
‘The spiritual heir to Bridget Jones's Diary, while bringing something entirely fresh and modern to the table’ Emily Henry on Yinka 
 
‘Warm and fun and sweet’ Marian Keyes on Yinka 
 
‘A total joy to read – hilarious, insightful and so uplifting’ Beth O’Leary on Yinka

The spiritual heir to Bridget Jones's Diary, while bringing something entirely fresh and modern to the table

A total joy to read &ndash; hilarious, insightful and so uplifting

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn is a British-Nigerian writer, born in Peckham, who wants to tell the stories that she and her friends have longed for but never seen - romcoms 'where Cinderella is Black and no-one bats an eyelid'. In 2019 she won the Literary Consultancy Pen Factor Writing Competition with the early draft of Yinka, Where is your Huzband?, which she had been writing alongside juggling her job at Carers UK. She has been at the receiving end of the question in the title of her novel many times, and now lives with her husband in Milton Keynes.

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?

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

‘A big hearted story about friendship, family and love’ Beth O’Leary

Yinka 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?

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?

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