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Firefly Lane

  • 528 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 2008
  • 34 editions

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1 About this book

Loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the world” moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition.

On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer’s end they’ve become TullyandKate.

Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah’s magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives.

Good for readers who want: a coming-of-age story, friendship, and a long read.

  • Friendship in adolescence
  • Female friendship
  • Coming of age
  • Friendship
  • Best friends
  • Women

2 About Kristin Hannah

Born 1960

Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American writer. Her most notable works include Winter Garden, The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. In addition to this, The Nightingale is in the process of being turned into a film adaptation, which is set to be released in early 2027. Hannah's most recent work, The Women, was published in 2024. It is set in the United States in the 1960s during the Vietnam War.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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