This was the first time I have read anything by Anne Tyler - so I’m very thankful to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this.

Three days in June is so beautifully written - it’s very character driven, focusing on just 3 days in Gail’s life (lol). A short book, telling a sensitive story about the complexities of relationships present day, and from her past. I will definitely be looking to read more from this author as I really enjoyed it.

You know what you're getting really in terms of writing. Always really strong.
Its a pretty quick.read

This is a book that is difficult to define. It has a contemporary setting covering just 3 days surrounding the MC's Daughter's wedding. As with any major life event it appears ro evoke memories of the past and visions of a possible future.
It is set in America but it could be anywhere
The narrative is gentle, beautifully crafted and has some humor in it. I wanted the ending to be less implied / more definitive.

The Author is one I have read before and TBH have a bit of a love / hate relationship with. This definitely is one of the better books.

A lovely meditation on love that is a wonderful addition to Tyler's body of work, as always thoughtful, wryly amusing and relatable. A really good read.

Anne Tyler can do no wrong in my opinion and this short but compelling novel is no exception. Everything that you've come to expect from her writing is present here - family and relationships that are carefully examined and explored. An excellent read.

Oh I loved this so much. I love how Tyler writes about nothing really, but makes it warm, endearing and all about the characters she masterfully creates. Love love love

I loved this latest from Anne Tyler. As always she never shys away from very sensitive themes. Her characters are always recognisable as parts of ourselves. I
Thank you so much for access.

Three Days in June by Anne Tyler is a quiet triumph, rich with her signature warmth, wit, and insight into everyday lives. In just three days, Tyler masterfully captures the intricacies of family, aging, and memory. Her characters are beautifully drawn—flawed, familiar, and deeply human. In typical Tyler style, the prose is deceptively simple, carrying emotional depth and humour. Tyler excels at finding drama in the ordinary, making the ordinary seem extraordinary. I often compare her with Elizabeth Strout, another master of this style. The setting of Baltimore, becomes a character in itself, steeped in nostalgia. Tylers observations on long-term relationships are poignant and true. With empathy and grace, she reminds us how time both binds and separates us. A gentle, wise, and deeply satisfying novel. 4 stars from me.

Three days in June is a beautifully written novel about Gail and the days before, during and after her daughter, Debbie’s wedding. It is an eventful time and Gail has to manage losing her job, the return of her ex husband and a revelation that may stop the wedding going ahead. As Gail reflects on her life and relationships past and present the reader is taken with her and discovers sometimes it’s never too late and we can repair past mistakes.

Three Days in June by Anne Tyler is the story of a socially awkward mother and is a clip of her life three days before and after her only daughter’s wedding.
The story is about someone who quits or loses her job the day before her daughter gets married and she finds out she hasn’t been invited to the spa day the other female family members are on and then her ex husband Max turns up to stay with her with a cat.
Then Debbie, the daughter is told that her husband has cheated on her and she tells her parents and they have to go along with her decision to marry Kenneth. All throughout the story are cringe worthy moments that are just glossed over. Then on day three Max is leaving and the cat is staying and then Max comes back, to stay.
Highly recommended

Thanks to NetGalley, publishers and author for an ARC of Three Days in June.

The story follows Gail sorting through some life issues over the weekend of her daughters wedding. It was a nice soft read that flowed perfectly.

Highly recommend

Everytime I see the words 'new novel from Anne Tyler' I think how lucky we are have her and her effortless prose and storytelling. This latest outing (more novella tha novel) set around a divorced couple thrown back together for their daughter's wedding, is everything you want from Tyler: quirky, reflective, humorous. Few writers are as good as Tyler at capturing the everyday and making you feel you are part of the lives of her characters. Here it is seconds chances, forgiveness, and acceptance at the story's core. A comfort blanket afternoon in the sun read.

A short and endearing story! It's packed full of the complexities of life, and for the most part I enjoyed it. I think I just struggled to fully connect to the story but that doesn't take away from the enjoyment entirely. I'd be interested to try some more of the authors books!

This is an absolutely lovely novel by Anne Tyler. It focuses on the 3 days around Gail's daughter, Debbie's wedding.

As usual with books by Anne Tyler all of the observations on life, character and love are achingly beautiful, even if, sometimes, the characters are not.

Gail has concerns about the wedding and has to reexplore her relationship with her ex-husband Max as well as her daughter. This leads to many of life's awkward moments, richly detailed with humour, getting deep into the essence of the matter.

This, for me, is one of those novels which feels so right and is effortless to read, enabling introspection as well as appreciating the story.

A beautifully told and crafted tale that will uplift any reader.

Anne Tyler does it again. Tender, generous, witty and insightful, the story covers just three days in a family’s life as they prepare for the daughter’s wedding. As ever Tyler captures the simple joys and sorrows of everyday life with her usual understated but oh so incisive style. Loved it.

This was a beautiful piece of writing which I finished in one afternoon. The story was quite simple, set in the three days around the main protaganist's daughters wedding but the quality of the writing really elevated the story and it has been one of my favourite books I've read so far this year. I will be recommending it to friends!

This was such an easy five star read! I don’t think my words could ever come close to much I loved Gail’s character.
I was hooked from the very first page, for being less than 200 pages this really hits hard.
I found Gail’s character really relatable & I think that’s why I loved her so much! I could have easily read another 500 pages!
This was my first Anne Tyler book & now I want to read every single one she’s written.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for this ARC. Anne Tyler has an incredible talent for writing about the most normal and mundane parts of the human experience and spinning them into tales that have the emotional heft of an epic. Three Days in June centres around Gail Baines as she prepares for her only child's wedding but things have not been going her way. She's lost her job, been shut out the of pre-wedding spa day and now her ex-husband is on her doorstep, with no suit and a strange cat, expecting to stay at her place. All of this seems to fade into the background however when her daughter finds out that her husband-to-be has been unfaithful. Unsure of how to respond to this revelation, worried for her daughter's future and also struggling to confront the old wounds from her marriage that this has uncovered, Gail is forced to think carefully about what it means to live well and start over. A stunningly gorgeous little gem of a book.

I have enjoyed many of Anne Tyler's books but I wouldn't say I'm a huge out-and-out fan. Some I like, some I don;t. Unfortunately this falls into the latter category.

The setting is the forthcoming wedding of Debbie, only daughter of divorcees Gail and Max, both of whom are to attend the wedding. The story starts off well enough, but quickly descends into so much unnecessary detail it becomes laborious to wade through it. I'm all for fleshing out the characters, but this time the writer has gone too far with stuff that doesn't matter, particularly as this is a novella so there isn't the time or space for it all.

The main characters, Max and Gail, are so irritating, she more than he, and Yes, flawed character often make a story interesting, but Gail in particular deserved a good slap. If there had only been some humour injected into them...but there wasn't any that I could fine.

Anyway, this just doesn't do it for me Ms Tyler, not this time.

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Anne Tyler does what she does best—captures the quiet, beautiful mess of everyday life. Three Days in June is a moving, slow-burning portrait of family, memory, and the things left unsaid. With her signature tenderness and precision, Tyler once again proves she’s a master of emotional nuance.