I absolutely loved this book! I seem to find books about curmudgeons appealing (maybe I’m one), and I loved the characters in this book and found them very relatable. Tyler did a great job bringing them to life. I found a lot of humor in the situations in the book and how the characters dealt with them. This book was short and sweet and I flew through it. I hadn’t read Tyler’s books for a while, so I appreciate getting the opportunity to read an advance copy of this one thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. I will go back and catch up on the books I’ve missed. I highly recommend this book and I think it would make a great choice for book discussion groups as well as a wonderful holiday gift that would appeal to a wide audience. Highly recommended!

Not a book I usually go for but it was good!!! A lot of self searching and I found it to really relate to what so many people go through!

This story begins on the day before the wedding of Gail’s daughter, Debbie. Gail has not been part of any of the planning, nor invited to any of the pre-wedding activities. On top of all of that, her boss advises she’s retiring later in the year, and that because of her lack of social skills, Gail won’t be considered for a promotion to take over the job. Gail is determined she’ll quit before she’s fired, although she’s not certain she even still has a job.
Upon her arrival home she is getting ready to go to the wedding rehearsal when her ex-husband shows up at her door with a cat and no place to stay. He is in town for their daughter’s wedding. She allows him to stay in her guest room, however, she is not too happy about the cat, that has no name.
There are a number of moving parts to this charming story and in some places, I had to pause reading while I laughed out-loud. There are also some serious moments and situations that warranted forgiveness that warmed my heart.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All comments and opinions are my own.

Perhaps it’s because I’m an older woman myself but I’m a little tired ipof reading about older women trying to find themselves. I love Anne Tyler but this book wasn’t for me. Too predictable

After the initial pages, I found myself not connecting with the story or characters, so I decided to pass on this book. Did not finish

The weekend is booked for “Three Days in June” 👰🏼‍♀️💍🤵🏻by Anne Tyler but it took two days for me to fall in love with this short novel and the characters that came with it.

Gail is at risk to lose her job or quit for that matter because she lacks people skills and found herself being replaced by someone else. Her day can not get any worse than to come home and find her ex husband (Max) with a foster cat. Her daughter’ Debbie wedding is this weekend she calls her up and ask if she has a spare room for her fathers stay. She is then reminded of her future son in law (Kenneth) allegries of cats 🐈 Days before her daughter’s wedding Debbie comes to visit and shares news of her future husband affair she is then indecisive whether to continue with the wedding. Gail is reminded of her past marriage with Max. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced reading.

I can hardly wait for 2025 after reading one amazing book after another! I have to say, this has become my favorite Anne Tyler book. When I finished the last chapter, my eyes welled up, and I sighed with happiness as a wide smile spread across my face. What a delight! I finally found something genuinely engaging, refreshing, and heartfelt—like reading a chapter from the lives of my friends, family, or even my own life. There's nothing pretentious, far-fetched, exaggerated, or clichéd in this book, and that’s exactly why I loved it so much.

The story centers on Gail Banes’ life as her daughter’s wedding approaches, spanning from the day before the ceremony to the day after. In just three days, Gail finds herself reliving a pattern from her past that hits her hard, forcing her to make important decisions about her life and embrace changes or losses in the best way possible.

It all begins at the school where she works, where she’s abruptly told that her executive associate position is no longer needed and that she’s considered too socially awkward for the management role she requested. Shocked by the news, she leaves the school without even taking her belongings. When she arrives home, she finds her ex-husband Max—who has brought a cat with him but conveniently forgot his suit for the wedding—explaining that he needs to stay with her because their daughter didn’t allow him to stay at her house due to her fiancé’s allergies.

As if that weren’t enough, her daughter Debbie arrives, tearfully confiding a secret about her fiancé before the rehearsal dinner, a revelation that could change the course of their marriage plans. Debbie’s confession sends Gail down memory lane, reminding her of an incident that ended her own marriage and bringing up feelings of guilt, shame, regret, and sadness. Meanwhile, Gail and Max attend the rehearsal dinner, with Gail still questioning her daughter’s choices as well as her own.

Should she adopt the cat Max brought? Should she return to teaching math, a career she gave up long ago? Should she start over at 60? Is it too late to take risks and make a fresh start, even if it means making more mistakes? Does she have the strength to change things?

I absolutely loved this bittersweet, engaging book. Gail and Max are wonderfully peculiar, quirky characters, and it’s easy to see why they were drawn to each other in the past. Gail may not be socially awkward; she’s simply direct and unfiltered, speaking her mind without hesitation. She’s smart, an overthinker, and a bit of a worrier. Max, on the other hand, is the opposite—laid-back, embracing life’s ups and downs with a smile, and often making unexpected remarks in tense situations. But that doesn’t mean he lacks insight into people and their motives; he’s a wise man hiding behind a carefree façade.

I thoroughly enjoyed the characterization and the honest storytelling. I’m giving this book five stars and highly recommend adding it to your TBR as one of the best fictions of 2025. But don’t let it sit on your list for too long—just read it!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for providing me with a digital review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Lovely, charming story. Ann Tyler at her best! It's nice to read about fairly normal people and end up with a comp;ex but happy ending.
Thanks for the ARC

This Anne Tyler read like an Elizabeth Strout with it's humor and wisdom. The complicating relationship of Gail and Max both wanting to prove their independence and past hurts. They share a daughter and decades of memories. Complicated past meets family wedding! This one had me laughing and crying. Well done!

SO many thanks to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor | Knopf for the opportunity to read Three Days in June by Anne Tyler. There are writers and then there's Anne Tyler who cannot write a wrong word. 56 beezillion gold stars.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this early copy. All opinions are mine and mine alone.
Fun quick read. Exes family craziness and a cat. Sweet book. Enjoyed it.

I will admit that I screamed a little bit when I got the notification from NetGalley that my ARC request for this book was approved. I’ve been reading Anne Tyler’s books for a very long time, and I’m always dazzled by the quiet power of her words. No one can write about irritating or irascible people—and make them endearing—than she can.

Gail’s daughter Debbie is getting married this weekend. But before Gail can get focused on this milestone, she has to contend with some issues at work, with being told she lacks people skills. So she might have quit. Or gotten fired.

Then, Gail’s ex-husband Max arrives, along with a cat that he’s fostering. He was supposed to stay with Debbie, but given that her soon-to-be husband Kenneth is “deathly allergic,” that won’t work. Gail and Max get along fine, so he and the cat stay at her house.

Just before the rehearsal dinner, Debbie confides in her parents a secret about Kenneth. It throws Debbie for a bit of a loop, while at the same time, it causes friction between Gail and Max, stirring up issues long resolved. But they will support their daughter no matter what.

Like many Tyler characters, Gail is easily irked by other people’s foibles. In her case, she feels as if Kenneth’s mother is taking too much of a role in the wedding, her own mother is irritating, and Debbie’s revealing the secret makes her think of things she’d rather not. What does she want from the future? She couldn’t tell you if she tried.

While in general, Tyler’s storytelling is light and unobtrusive, this book packs a bit more of a punch than I expected. I’d love to know what happened to the characters after the book ended.

Thanks so much to Knopf and NetGalley for the advance copy; the book will publish 2/11/2025.

Clearly Anne Tyler is a beloved author, but this short novel just didn’t do it for me. I usually love character analyses, but I found the characters in this story to be quite annoying, which I struggled to move past to really connect with the plot. I did appreciate the touching, heartfelt moments of the novel, though. Perhaps another one of Tyler’s novels would be better suited for me, but unfortunately Three Days in June wasn’t my cup of tea. Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for the arc.

I found this quiet story to be just lovely. Gail, the awkward mother of the bride, faces her past and her future over the course of three days. The attention to detail that Tyler affords her characters brings us into their lives and elevates their everyday experiences. Joy, heartbreak, doubt, betrayal, forgiveness, and love are woven together into a wonderful book.

Three Days In June follows Gail and her ex husband Max on the weekend of their daughter’s wedding. The events of the weekend, and the appearance of a former boyfriend stir up a lot of feelings for Gail.

Max showing up uninvited ,with a cat, on his ex wife’s doorstep on the night of the rehearsal, seriously! You have to love Max’s obliviousness. This story was enjoyable, but a bit of slow for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Publishing for an advanced copy In exchange for my honest review.

This is classic Anne Tyler with relatable characters that you grow to love, empathize with and learn from. Three Days in June allows you to step into each characters life and walk around in their shoes for awhile. The story surrounds a divorced couple coming together for their daughters wedding but begins with a huge life transition of the mother. It has some surprising choices made my the characters but leads you to such an understanding of them that you can relate to them, their choices, behaviors and spend a bit of time feeling what would I have done ?

I love how Anne Tyler writes and draws us into her characters' lives--even the characters that we find frustrating. We meet Gail on the weekend of her daughter's wedding and the weekend is off to a rough start with a pending job change. The plot of the story isn't really the thing though, it's the characters and how we get to know them that make this story special. No character is just one thing, they are flawed and human and distinct each in their own way.

This novel is very brief and I would have enjoyed more time with each of the characters. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of Three Days in June in exchange for an honest review.

Gail and Max,long divorced, spend three days in June back together, under the same roof, as they
celebrate their only child's wedding.
Max takes refuge with Gail and his newly acquired cat, as Gail tried to decide next steps in her future as her job as assistant head at an exclusive school, is about to be offered to someone else.
Slow moving and difgicult to get in to.
Both characters were a bit boorish at times.
Not a favorite.

I tore through Three Days in June! This is the story of quirky Gail Baines and the three days surrounding her daughter's wedding. Anne Tyler has crafted a lovely page-turner full of relatable characters, and you can't help but want to cheer for them all. This is Anne Tyler at her best! I recommend!

3.5 ⭐️ rounded up to 4!

Three Days in June follows Gail and Max over three days surrounding their Daughters wedding. The day before, the day of, and the day after. The story follows all the emotions, memories, and even some minor hijinks between the two parents over those three days.

I had never read anything by Anne Tyler before. While this book isn’t my typical type of read, I liked the backstory sprinkled throughout, and I especially liked the cat (you’ll see!). It had sort of a Gilmore Girls cadence to it, which I’m sure you’ll understand if you’ve watched the series. I even pictured Emily Gilmore as Gail!

This wasn’t a long book at just 176 pages, so I finished in less than 24 hours. But it was an enjoyable read and I found it really brightened my mood! If you’re an Anne Tyler fan (which I hear there are many!), I think you’ll love Three Days in June.

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf publishers for allowing me to review this ARC!