A review of “Three Days in June” in 100 words by Catherine Stover
As a young bride, what book did Gail Baines receive from her mother-in-law? If you are a fan of Anne Tyler novels, you might guess something quirky and blunt, and you would be right: it’s Manners for the Mystified. Gail is more…well…direct than her peers, and her voice as the narrator in this book is expressive and poignant. Reviewer after reviewer describes this book as wise and wonderful. But there is less agreement on what this book is about. You could argue that it’s about infidelity, or marriage, or hope, or disappointment. It’s as complicated and surprising as real life.
Work cited:
Tyler, Anne. Three Days in June. Alfred Knopf, 2025, p. 6.