false 1472878 10 From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>On Mystic Lake</i> 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 <i>TullyandKate.</i> 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, <i>Firefly Lane</i> 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. <i>Firefly Lane</i> 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. <i>Firefly Lane </i>is a story you'll never forget...one you'll want to pass on to your best friend. 1463850 book 5 2 2008 Firefly Lane total:5389|5:1706|4:1943|3:1256|2:376|1:123| 5389 20890 8246 1679 5 4 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 15:04:51 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 18:33:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 14 false false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:12:16 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:14:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 true false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 16:19:19 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 11:47:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false true Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:28:11 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 18:01:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 20:25:18 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 14:11:54 -0700 2008
Kate and Tully become BFF in the summer of 1974 when they are both awkward teens. Tully is a wild, free spirit, whose mother is a drug addict and frequently absent from her...more...]]> 3 5 false false Tue Feb 26 15:09:07 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 15:09:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jul 29 07:29:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 07:30:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 13:52:47 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 23:02:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 6 false false Sat Aug 09 16:32:44 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 21:58:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 30 07:26:12 -0700 2008 Wed May 13 17:33:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 3 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 12:15:26 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 12:15:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:10:55 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 10:38:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 10 18:21:55 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 20 14:27:55 -0700 2009
This book begins with the friendship of Tully and Kate at age 12. They couldn't be any more different. Tully is a gorgeous, social free spirit, whereas Kate is awkward and tightly wound.

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It covers the lifetime of a friendship between two very different girls. They meet in their early teens, just when gawky Kate is about to die of embarrassment, and wordly Tully is going to be...more...]]> 2 0 false true Fri Aug 28 13:27:31 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 14:07:59 -0700 2009 more...]]>