Three Days in June

''If Anne Tyler isn-t the best writer in the world, who is?'' BBC R4 WOMAN''S HOUR

''Read her for the eccentric characters, the pitch-perfect dialogue, the humour and the tiny ordinary moments so exquisitely described they bring tears to your eyes'' LIANE MORIARTY, DAILY MAIL

An instant classic about love, marriage and second chances from the beloved, bestselling sage of the human heart, Anne Tyler

Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start with, she loses her job - or quits, depending who you ask. And then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting to stay for their daughter-s wedding. He hasn-t even brought a suit. Instead, he brings with him memories, a calm maturity, a shared sense of humour - and a cat looking for a new home.

Over the course of the three busy days of the wedding, the past is stirred up for Gail, even as the future - in the shape of the happy couple Debbie and Kenneth - is already underw