Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Yejide Kilanko is a writer of poetry, fiction and a therapist in children's mental health. Yejide's debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, a national bestseller, was published by Penguin Canada, April 2012, Pintail Books (Penguin USA) January 2013 and Farafina (Nigeria) 2014. The novel has been translated into German and Thai. In 2012, Yejide was named one of the top five hottest up-and-comers on the Canadian writing scene by the Globe and Mail. A mother and wife, she lives with her family in Chatham, Canada where she is working hard on her next book. Please visit Yejide at www.yejidekilanko.com