<p>''If Anne Tyler isn¿t the best writer in the world, who is?''<b> BBC R4 </b><i><b>WOMAN''S HOUR</b></i><br><br>''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'' <b>LIANE MORIARTY, <i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br><b>An instant classic about love, marriage and second chances from the beloved, bestselling sage of the human heart, Anne Tyler</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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