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Three Days in June

Anne Tyler

Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · 2025

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Character · main

Debbie

role

  • Gail’s daughter Debbie is preparing to marry.Three Days in June · About, paragraph 2 · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Character · protagonist

Gail

appearance

  • Gail imagines being seen as pale-faced and straight-haired.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Gail reflects on the spa day · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

age

  • Gail is sixty-one.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, meeting with Marilee · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

personality

  • Marilee says Gail struggles with social interactions; Gail considers herself organized and says she has a strong memory for spoken words.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, meeting with Marilee · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

relationship

  • Gail is Debbie’s mother and Max’s former wife.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Gail reflects on the spa day and Max’s arrival · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

role

  • Gail, aged sixty-one, is Marilee’s assistant at a school and leaves after learning she will not take over the headmistress role.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, meeting with Marilee · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Character · main

Max

appearance

  • Max is broad-shouldered and has a beard; Gail says he is only a little taller than she is.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Max’s arrival · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

gear

  • Max carries a cat in an animal carrier and a duffel bag.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Max’s arrival · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

role

  • Gail’s ex-husband Max arrives unexpectedly carrying a cat.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Max’s arrival · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Character · minor

Mother of the Groom

role

  • The groom’s mother organizes a spa day for which Gail receives no invitation.Three Days in June · About, paragraph 2 · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Character · supporting

The Groom

role

  • Debbie learns a secret about her fiancé that puts their wedding in question.Three Days in June · About, paragraph 3 · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Place · primary

Baltimore, Maryland

geography

  • Gail says she lives in Baltimore, in a neighborhood close enough to her school for her to walk to work.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Marilee’s meeting and Gail’s drive home · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
Place · primary

Gail's House

look

  • Gail describes a small two-bedroom house from the 1960s, with a porch and a living-room window screened by a white curtain.Three Days in June · Excerpt, section one, Gail returns home · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail

Details

  • Gail lives in Baltimore; the story follows the days around her daughter’s wedding in late June.Three Days in June · About, opening sentence; Excerpt, section one, Marilee’s meeting · Penguin Random House Retail · License unspecifiedSign in to report this detail
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