Three Days in June

Anne Tyler writes about decent, seemingly average people living average lives, without ever being boring – and for that we applaud her – Johannah Thomas-Corr * Sunday Times, Books of the Year *Quietly magical… Tyler turns the stuff of everyday life — work, marriage, family — into something truly special – James Walton * The Times *Tyler’s particular genius is for capturing the fullness of character and feeling in so few words – NIGELLA LAWSONA masterly portrait of a divorced couple brought together by their daughter’s wedding… characters so alive they could be sitting next to you telling you what happened to them last Tuesday – and the ending is a beauty… a wise, wonderful book – Tom Shone * Observer *Not one word is wasted in this sharp, witty novel * Red, Books of the Year *Anne Tyler’s latest novel is a joy to read as she once again transforms the problems of ordinary people living ordinary lives into something funny, touching and real * Sunday Times, Summer Reads of 2025 *Perfect for diving into on a lazy afternoon * Independent, Books to Look Out For 2025 *This novel goes down like a cold glass of wine on a warm summer’s afternoon… a wryly funny comedy of manners – Anna Bonet * i *Sublimely written and beautifully observed – Joanne Finney * Good Housekeeping *She is the Taylor Swift of novelists – Esther Walker * You Magazine *A wry, joyful tale, complete with a cupid-like cameo for a haughty cat * Mail on Sunday *Anne Tyler is a novelist who always pleases. She treats her characters with respect and, usually, affection… Her books are intelligent and sympathetic * Scotsman *Witty, thoughtful and brilliantly character-driven – Zoe West * Woman’s Weekly *A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon – JACQUELINE WILSONShe knows all the secrets of the human heart – MONICA ALIAnne Tyler tales the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing – RACHEL JOYCEMy favourite writer – NICK HORNBYI can’t get enough of Anne Tyler… Her books feel homely and peaceful * Sunday Times *Three Days in June takes two days to read, but it envelops you just the same, her characters so alive they could be sitting next to you telling you what happened to them last Tuesday – and the ending is a beauty * Guardian *Anne Tyler has always had a gift for distilling big emotions into small, contained moments and Three Days in June is perhaps her most precise expression of that yet * Woman & Home *

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.

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