Reader Score
74%
74% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
Great
Based on 13 reviews on
"What a treat." --Washington Post
"Simply exquisite." --Liane Moriarty
"Nobody understands human nature better than Tyler. And nobody understands the complexities of love the way she does." --Boston Globe
"Three Days in June is like reading a hug." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job--or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter, Debbie, is getting married, and she hasn't even been invited to the spa day organized by the mother of the groom. Then, Gail's ex-husband, Max, arrives unannounced on her doorstep, carrying a cat, without a place to stay, and without even a suit.
But the true crisis lands when Debbie shares with her parents a secret she has just learned about her husband to be. It will not only throw the wedding into question but also stir up Gail and Max's past.
Told with deep sensitivity and a tart sense of humor, full of the joys and heartbreaks of love and marriage and family life, Three Days in June is a triumph, and gives us the perennially bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of her powers.
Nigella Lawson is a food writer.
Three Days in June might take a short afternoon to read, but it takes up so more space in your mind afterwards. But then, Tyler’s particular genius is for capturing the fullness of character and feeling in so few words... the family dynamic so superbly revealed... Just relishable.
"Deeply compassionate and very witty... The bad news: Anne Tyler can't possibly write forever. The good news: Her latest novel proves that she's still inimitable and still providing fresh perspectives on ordinary people."
"Like reading a hug ... A high-octane thriller this is not, but Three Days is as compelling as one. Tyler’s pacing is incomparable. She knows just when to make revelations for maximum devastation. Quietly, though. She’s never flashy."