Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loved this novella by one of my top ten favourite authors, Anne Tyler!
Gail and Max have been amicably divorced for over 20 years.
Their daughter, Debbie, is getting married to her long-time boyfriend, Kenneth. Max, who moved away from Baltimore after the divorce, was going to stay at Debbie’s place but has to bunk with Gail instead because he is fostering a cat from a shelter that he volunteers for and Kenneth is allergic to cats.
Gail is leery at first, but Gail and Max manage to share her small house without too much hassle. It was cute, actually, how well they got along and how the cat ingratiated itself into Gail’s reluctant heart.
But all was not smooth traveling on the Debbie’s road to wedded bliss: Debbie wanted a low-key, non-traditional wedding, but her mother-in-law-to-be had totally different plans and practically hi-jacked the entire event.
Throw in a few unexpected curves – which I will not elaborate on for fear of spoilers – and you start to wonder if there will even be a wedding.
In the meantime, it appears that Gail and Max might be having their own version of a Groundhog Day movie redo…. or is it all just wishful thinking on Max’s part? I have my fingers crossed that Gail finally decides to live on the wild side!
What a great read: 5 out of 5 highly enjoyable stars!! My thanks to the author, Anne Tyler, her publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novella in exchange for an honest review.
Expected Publication Date: February 11, 2025.
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