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Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah Book Summary
From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series!
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.
From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness.
Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . .
For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test.
Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.
Book Name | Firefly Lane |
Genre | Fiction & Literature |
Author | Kristin Hannah |
Published | 05 February 2008, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 5.58 MB |
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Great story. The story really keeps moving and just when you think you know what is going to happened next, life throws the characters a curveball just like in real life. Very great story
Okay. It was just okay, lost interest and skimmed midway through. Not as good as The Great Alone
this book sticks with me. My best friend and I both read this book when we were in high school and it touched us both!
Touching. I never cry from books. This one is an exception. Brilliantly written, you will fall in love with TullyandKate ā¤ļø
Firefly lane. A beautiful story that left me in both tears of laughter and tears of sorrow !!
Ok. Ok
A must read. Loved this book. I wish I could have had a true friendship like Kate & Tullyās.
Tullyand kate. Love you ladies
Firefly Lane. The story ended with an important message for all women, but the journey was predictable and lacking as compared to Kristinās Nightingale.
Amazing. This was an amazing book about love, bonds of friendship and families and loss. I couldnāt put the book down until the end.
AMAZING,POWERFUL,EMOTIONAL. So much emotion packed in this book. I laughed and cried during this amazing story. Kristen has a way of making you feel as though your a part of the story. Definitely a must read. Get comfy and grab your tissues, you wonāt be disappointed.
Amazing. I finished this book in two days. I laughed and then at the end, I cried and cried until I had no tears left. What a beautifully written novel that is sure to hit close to home for anyone that reads it. Bravo. Maybe my favorite book of all time.
Such an excellent book. A must read. Such a wonderful story about friendship, love, difficulties, to name a few.
Best story. It took me a few chapters before I realized I couldnāt put the book down. I finished the book in just one week. Definitely recommend this book.
FIREFLY LANE. Just finished, beautiful, touching, pure perfection. So sorry when it ended.
Excellent, engrossing start to finish.. Read this book. Iāve read several of Kristin Hannahās books & this is my favorite. I finished it in 2 days, staying up late, waking early & neglecting chores/responsibilities/etc to steal a few minute to read. You will not be disappointed. I cried, laughed, reflected heavily on my own life and was truly sad when the book was over. It will stay with me for a long time and Iām sure I will read it again many times.
Friendship. Excellent writing. I enjoyed reading about this incredible friendship. I have wonderful friends and there is always one that you can completely be yourself with. Loved this book.
200 pages too long. Way too wordy and drawn out. Would have been more impactful if about 200 pages shorter. Also, the story line felt like a Beaches copycat. Two best friends - one ego centric, unbalanced upbringing, stardom focused; the other goody-two shoes. Lifelong friends through good and bad, then the good one gets cancer and dies. The other must make sure the daughter remembers everything.
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Beautiful story of friendship. Love
Highly emotional but womderful. Hannah is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend not just this book but all of her books. She is an extraordinary writer, and this was an amazing, relatable, canāt put it down until Iām finished read.
Fav. By far my favorite book and has been for years.
Fantastic Story. I loved this book! While I didn't grow up in the 70s, I do live in the PNW so it was fun to be familiar with what the author was talking about. This was such a good story about the ups and downs of a lasting friendship and the importance of family. You learn to love Katie so much throughout the book and I only wish that we got some more closure with Tully. The book's ending had me sobbing which I enjoy in a story.
Amazing story!. This book is AMAZING! Youāll laugh, have frustrations, cry, and fall in love with the characters. Truly a GREAT book.
Familiar. Reminded me of Beaches.
Another outstanding Hannah novel. Iāve never read a mediocre Hannah book. She writes for your soul. Her stories will haunt you for days as you typically ache for her characters. I read this one in 2 days. It always sounds cliche to say āI just couldnāt put it down,ā but it is always true with Kristenās books. Once you read the full book, move on to the Netflix movie. Itās different, but still happy, sad, and haunting. Thank you, Kristen, for your lovely stories.
Firefly lane. Incredible so well written and spoiler alert I could not stop crying for the last 3 chapters. I thoroughly recommend this book.
Loved the bookā¦. Hated the tv show. The characters, the story tellingā¦ ahhh. I fell in love with these two!
š« . I loved this book to itty bitty pieces. I instantly attached myself to a specific character and felt envy, grief, the feeling of falling in love, hope, etc. I felt abandoned by this ending, and I guess thatās how you know itās a good book.
AMAZING!. This book is amazing! It was such an easy read that I found it hard to put down.
Beaches rip off but still enjoyed. The similarities between this book and the book/movie Beaches are almost comical. It is an exact copy with the exception of Tullyās career choice being a news broadcaster vs a broadway star. I still enjoyed the story and the authors writing style, but seriously does she have no shame in stealing Beaches????
Firefly Lane. Great book. I could relate to the friendship between two best friends and their escapades. I have a best friend from 1975 and even though we live thousands of miles from each other, we pick up our conversations with each other as if we spoke yesterday. We will be BBF.
Good. Not sure I would recommend this to anyone. It was a good, memorable book, but hard to connect to. I found myself often times wondering when the climax of the plot will come.
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Still Bad 15 Years Later. I read this book when it first came out and wrote a scathing review then. Thought I would give it another shot since the Netflix series wasnāt half bad. I actually boycotted Kristen Hannah after reading this painful book because it was so full of terrible editing errors and blatant factual errors and now I remember why. How this author became a bestseller is beyond me. The premise is good but someone else should do the writing. The dialogue is so jerky itās impossible to believe. This is not writing, itās a series of sentences that try to make a story. No flow, no well written exchanges and certainly unbelievable characters. I could not finish it the second time around and have lost faith in todayās readersā discernment. If this is good popular fiction then our standards are so impossibly low itās obvious that the 280 character social media post has killed decent writing. Such a disappointment that this is the bar others aspire to. Waste of time and money, even if the only goal is to find out how the television series ends. Awful then, awful now.
Firefly Lane. True story of friendship.
Rare 5 Star Review. Iāve never heard of Kristin Hannah before picking up this book, and living a stoneās throw from Snohomish, it came as a welcome surprise. What I didnāt expect was a book I couldnāt detach myself from, reading until 2:30 in the morning before I fell asleep with it on my chest. I finished it it 3 days. Bearing intimate witness to Tully and Kateās enduring friendship left me in tears of both laughter and sweet sorrow. Iām a discerning and critical reader, but canāt give this any less than 5 stars for its authenticity, nuance, and richness, both in character and plot. This is a MUST read.
Fantastic read.... I love Kristen Hannahās writing. This book was so touching and real. It will be a favorite of mine always.
Best Book Ever!. Firefly Lane is absolutely phenomenal! One of the best stories Iāve ever read. I enjoyed it immensely, and canāt wait to read book two. Highly recommended!
Firefly Lane. A fantastic book! This book is about two (2) girls that meet, become unlikely friends and how this relationship lasts for decades! I laughed I cried and then cried! It has become one of my favorite books of all time! A MUSt read! Linda N
Long story that you canāt put down. I liked how it starts w my same high school class of ā78 ! Talk about memory lane ~ thatās āFirefly Laneā plus more! Enjoyed this read to the very last sentence!
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An OK Read. I didnāt love this book. Perhaps it is because I read it too soon after Magic Hour by Hannah (I loved that book) and I needed to hear a different voice. Perhaps because it was a bit too sad or depressing or maybe went on for just a little too long so I was really wishing for the end long before the final chapter. It is readable. Hannah writes well.
Loved this book. A wonderful and very touching book about friendship.
Could Not Put This Book Down!. I finished this book within days. Kristin Hannahās writing is mesmerizing. She will bring you into a whirlwind of emotions, making you cling to every page. It will pull on your heart strings. The story is such a good one. Two best friends, forever. Iām currently on the sequel, āFly Awayā which is also hard to put down. Usually I find sequels to never be as interesting as the original, but itās almost as if the first book never ended. Highly recommend!!!
I wanted to like it..... ....but I just did not. The characters had no depth and it was just one cliche after another. A very tedious read.
Firefly Lane. couldn't put it down! beautiful, honest relateable & heartbreaking
You will feel all the feels. This was the best story of friendship, so truthfully told. I felt as if I were right there. Couldnāt put it down.
Great read!. Such a heartfelt, true to life story. Bitter sweet....loved this book!
Wow, another great one!. I just discovered this author when I read The Great Alone this week. Well, I read this and that in the same week and couldnāt put either down. She is my new favorite author. There is something about her ability to connect you to the characters. She makes you feel like you know and love them. Each time I finish her book I miss reading it. I want to read them again! Iām going to look for more from her.
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Firefly Lane. I found it such a perfect read for someone my age (38) as I could remember, relate and use the subtle lessons that the characters experience in this story for my own life. I laughed out loud and cried hard while reading.
Fabulous.. Loved it!! Amazing testament to true friendship!!
One of the best reads Iāve had this year. Read this book! You will not be disappointed .
I'll definitely tell my friends about this. A truly wonderful touching story. I laughed and cried and may even pick up the phone and call my BFF who I haven't had contact with in too long.
Prepare to cry. As someone who is very close with their best friend. I can relate to this story. This book is about friendship and that no matter the hurdle, your best friend will always be your best friend. ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah.. I absolutely loved this book. It brought back so many memories of life, love, friendship, pain and joy. I would definitely recommend it to anyone tired of the fluff and smut of so many books these days. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. But most of all it will make you feel.
Well Told Story. Really enjoyed reading this lovely book about friendship and its ups and downs. There is an openness to it. What a good way to put Inflammatory Breast Cancer in the spot light.
A Great Read!. I havenāt cried like this reading a book for a very long time.
Beautiful story about friendship. That's the beautiful thing about friendships like these.... No matter how close you were and how distant you grow apart, you always have the memories to bring you back and keep you close when it really matters. This book had me laughing, crying, cringing a d remembering my adventures with my BFF.
Tell your BFF!. Fantastic story of life's twists and turns shared between friends. I couldn't put it down and needed a box of tissues by the end! Highly recommend!
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The Firefly Lane book written by Kristin Hannah was published on 05 February 2008, Tuesday in the Fiction & Literature category. A total of 3,998 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.
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