Three Days in June

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An imperfect mother of the bride attempts to navigate her daughter's wedding in this funny, touching, hopeful gem of a novel 'A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon' JACQUELINE WILSON 'If Anne Tyler isn't the best writer in the world, who is' BBC R4 WOMAN'S HOUR The happily ever after is only part of the story... A funny, touching, hopeful gem about love, marriage and second chances It's the day before her daughter's wedding and things are not going well for Gail Baines. First thing, she loses her job - or quits, depending who you ask. Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting to stay for the festivities. He doesn't even have a suit. Instead, he's brought memories, a shared sense of humour - and a cat looking for a new home. Just as Gail is wondering what's next, their daughter Debbie discovers her groom has been keeping a secret... As the big day dawns, the exes just can't agree on what's best for Debbie. Gail is seriously worried, while Max seems more concerned with whether to opt for the salmon or prime rib at the reception, if they make it that far. The day after the wedding, Gail and Max prepare to go their separate ways again. But all the questions about the future of the happy couple have stirred up the past for Gail. Because 'happy' takes many forms, and sometimes the younger generation has much to teach the older about secrets, acceptance and taking the rough with the smooth. 'Three Days in June has all her trademark wry humour and brilliant observation, brought together with her immaculate technique. It's full of love, and that can never be beaten' ELIZABETH BUCHAN 'Razor sharp on family, love and marriage' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Anne Tyler really is the best' GRAHAM NORTON 'Our greatest chronicler of family life' CRAIG BROWN, DAILY MAIL 'Nobody does it better' VOGUE

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Anne Tyler can never be bettered. Three Days in June has all her trademark wry humour and brilliant observation, brought together with her immaculate technique. Its full of love, and that can never be beaten -- ELIZABETH BUCHAN
Tyler's sentences are wholly hers, instantly recognisable and impossible to duplicate -- HANYA YANIGIHARA
One of my favourite writers -- ALI SMITH
She knows all the secrets of the human heart -- MONICA ALI
Anne Tyler tales the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing -- RACHEL JOYCE

Author Bio

Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her bestselling novels include Breathing Lessons, The Accidental Tourist, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ladder of Years, Back When We Were Grown-ups, Digging to America, A Spool of Blue Thread, Clock Dance, Redhead by the Side of the Road and French Braid. In 1989 she won the Pulitzer Prize; in 1994 she was nominated by Roddy Doyle and Nick Hornby as 'the greatest novelist writing in English'; and in 2012 she received the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. In 2015 A Spool of Blue Thread was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize; and in 2020 Redhead by the Side of the Road was longlisted for the Booker Prize.