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    Firefly Lane: A Novel
    Firefly Lane: A Novel
    Firefly Lane: A Novel
    Audiobook17 hours

    Firefly Lane: A Novel

    Written by Kristin Hannah

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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    About this audiobook

    From the New York Times bestselling author of On Mystic Lake comes a powerful novel of love, 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.

    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.

    Editor's Note

    Enduring friendship…

    A heartbreaking look at the enduring power of friendship from Hannah, who’s become one of today’s biggest contemporary novelists. Her stardom reached new heights thanks to a slew of Netflix adaptations, including one of “Firefly Lane” starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 5, 2008
    ISBN9781423325055
    Firefly Lane: A Novel
    Author

    Kristin Hannah

    Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestselling author with over 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her most recent titles, The Four Winds, The Nightingale and The Great Alone won numerous best fiction awards and her earlier novel, Firefly Lane, is currently a bestselling series on Netflix. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.

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    • 3/5
      Holy Hallmark movie Batman! Do yourself a favor and skip Kristin Hannah pre-2015. After that, she found a worthy voice.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      In a genre that requires a touch of genius to deliver a compelling read, Kristin Hannah makes an admirable attempt but falls short of the mark. A story that's been told before - in far fewer than 479 oversized pages - combined with a slew of sub-stories that never truly get addressed or resolved in typical chick lit style, this one's saving grace was the middle-school-aged reading level, which made it easy to fly through.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      A predictable beach book with cookie-cutter characters and somewhat weak plotting. Tully and Kate are life-long friends with little in common but their teenage angst (which continues throughout their entire lives). Manipulative ending.

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    • 5/5
      I loved this book about friendship and the value of a life really lived to the full.
    • 5/5
      Sad but a beautiful story about love, friendship and making memories...
    • 3/5
      Great book! Will make you want to ugly cry in a good way.
    • 5/5
      Awesome book! I didn't know there was a book and I had already watched the show. Now I want to watch the show again. The book was different but still very good.
    • 4/5
      Excellent book about friendship love and life. Best friends and how they share their lives and their dreams. Everyone who has a best friend will love this book
    • 5/5
      This story transports you into the lives of two girls who grow up to be the best of friends through school, work, love, and loss. Had me bawling in the end- it touched my soul.
    • 4/5
      What a beautiful ending. Netflix has a series based on this book and it takes this story off course from the original. The novel is far superior!
    • 5/5
      This book was fantastic! Great character development and storyline. Well worth the read!
    • 3/5
      This is the 3rd of Kristin Hannah's books that I've read in the last 6 months... but definitely the weakest. It could have used a good editor that helped remove some of the unnecessary spectrum of issues that these two friends endure. It has the whole kitchen sink... and this is actually distracting from the relationship of the two very different but lifelong friends.

      I was surprised to find that in all three books, there are plot similarities. Firefly has two best friends (as near to sisters as can be) who go different directions career wise, Winter Garden has two sisters one who stays at home to run the family business, the other travels the world as a war correspondent, and Nightingale has the two sisters - one who joins the resistance helping Jews escape and the other who stays at home holding down the homefront during WWII France. These contrasts, in all 3 stories, create conflict and ultimately respect. Each of these also has a difficult parent who shapes the relationship between the two girls/women.

      I'm looking forward to Hannah's next book, but glad to see that this plot line doesn't apply (at least from the description). Her writing is compelling and character driven, but some diversity will be welcome.
    • 5/5
      I think what made this book great is that I grew up during this time ! But it was an amazing book!!! My favorite book so far by this amazing author!!!
    • 5/5
      Omg a friend told me about this book. It is so good.
    • 5/5
      Great BFF story! I love Kate and Tully and the relationship dynamics between them. Enjoyed listening to the narrator too. I love everything about it. Just started the sequel Fly Away. So far it's great also. ?
    • 5/5
      Tully! Oh Tully! How I loved and hated you throughout this whole story. This book surpasses my usual attention span for an audiobook, but the stories that made up Kate and Tully’s life were so good that the passage of time was completely pleasant and the book didn’t feel long. Thank goodness my own experience of being mother to a teenage girl was not what Kate experienced.
    • 5/5
      So good, so sad! Now I'll have to watch the TV show!
    • 5/5
      A friendship saga like no other. Tulley and Kate take on a ride of their lives.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed the Netflix series of Firefly lane so was thrilled at the thought of reading the book. It’s taken me three days, but I just finished it.
      The book absolutely broke my heart. It was powerful, passionate, beautiful and has some very valuable life lessons.
      I now doubt I’ll be able to watch anymore of the “story” on Netflix as it’s too different. Whoever rewrote it for Netflix has done such a disservice to the love story of Kate and Johnny.
    • 5/5
      Best book ever. A must
      read!!!!!! Such an amazing book
    • 4/5
      Kristin Hannah has yet to disappoint. Sometimes the beginnings are slow going but there's always great stories and wise words. I have mixed feelings about these women and their friendship but I still enjoyed the book. I loved how real and raw this story was with the people and relationships. I hope you enjoy it too.
    • 5/5
      What a beautiful book! Loved it. Laughed. Cried. All the things about friendship
    • 5/5
      Excellent! The book is so much better than the show.
    • 4/5
      This s a tear jerker. This emotional story walks through two women’s lives as they go through two completely different lovely paths. I am impressed with the richness of the characters and the connection I had between them.
    • 5/5
      I loved this story so much! It was a long book, but I enjoyed every minute!!
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. I loved the relationship that Kate and Tully had. It's a book full of the ups and downs of life.
    • 5/5
      Best ever read for all the reasons a good book is good
    • 4/5
      Great read best book I've listened to in a very long time
    • 5/5
      This story was gripping from the beginning. It reminds me in some ways of the movie, Beaches. Anyone who has experienced the love of friendship, romantic love or love for your child won’t be able to put it down.
    • 5/5
      This book spoke to and also broke my heart! Such a beautiful story!