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Firefly Lane

Firefly Lane

Women's FictionLiterary Fiction
Pages
528
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

In the summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has resigned herself to life at the bottom of the eighth-grade pecking order, until the coolest girl in the world moves in across the street. Tully Hart is beautiful, brash, and hungry for a spotlight to outrun a painful home life, and against the odds she and quiet, steady Kate become inseparable, sealing a best-friends-forever pact on Firefly Lane.

Over the next three decades their bond carries them through college, careers, marriages, and motherhood. Tully chases fame as a television star while Kate builds a family, and the differences between them bring jealousy and hurt as often as comfort. Through every storm they remain each other's constant, until a single act of betrayal threatens everything they've built.

Kristin Hannah's much-loved novel is a portrait of female friendship across a lifetime, tender and clear-eyed about how the people who know us best can wound and save us in the same breath.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

EmotionalNostalgicSadHeartwarmingReflective
Coming of Age

Genres

Women's Fiction Literary Fiction Contemporary Literature Historical Fiction

About the author

K
Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American novelist and former attorney. She has written more than twenty novels, including Firefly Lane (2008), Winter Garden (2010), The Nightingale (2015), The Great Alone (2018), The Four Winds (2021) and The Women (2024). The Nightingale, set in France during the Second World War, has sold more than 4.5 million copies and been translated into 45 languages. Firefly Lane and The Great Alone have both been adapted for the screen, with a film adaptat...

Characters

Tully HartProtagonist

Ambitious, charismatic girl who becomes a television star while outrunning a lonely childhood.

Kate MularkeyProtagonist

Steady, family-centered woman and Tully's lifelong best friend.

All characters in Firefly Lane

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this book part of a series?

    This novel is the first installment in a duology and is followed by the sequel titled Fly Away.

  • Is the story based on real events?

    The narrative is a work of fiction, though the author incorporated elements from her own upbringing in the 1970s and her experiences at the University of Washington to ground the setting in personal history.

  • Is there a screen adaptation of this book?

    A television series adaptation produced by Netflix exists, which stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

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