A review by tej_reads
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler

emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Three Days in June, much as it's title suggests takes place over three days in June and follows Gail a sixty-one year old Assistant Headteacher during the weekend of her daughters wedding.

I couldn't tear my eyes from the page, watching Gail's life unfold and uncovering her secrets Day one, Friday follows the day before Debbies' wedding, Day two, the wedding and Day three, Sunday is the day after the wedding. Day one starts with Gail basically being kicked out of her job, and right after Gail's ex-husband turns up at her door with a cat, expecting to stay with her despite planning to stay with her daughter and her daughter getting cold feet. All in all not the weekend Gail expected. Gail is socially awkward and lacks people skills, her ex-husband Max is more of a go with the flow type of person, and we see this as Tyler examines their failed marriage.

I loved Tyler's writing, though I didn't have much love for Gail, nor any of the characters really, though I liked that. Tyler in my opinion captured family dynamics perfectly, the flaws, quirks and love that flows through this dysfunctional family unit. 

Thank you to Random House UK, Vintage, Chatto & Windus and Anne Tyler for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.