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| Title | : | Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane #1) |
| Author | : | Kristin Hannah |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 479 pages |
| Published | : | February 5th 2008 by St. Martin's Press |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Contemporary. Adult Fiction. Adult. Audiobook |
Kristin Hannah
Hardcover | Pages: 479 pages Rating: 4.08 | 179774 Users | 14457 Reviews
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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.Describe Books In Favor Of Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane #1)
| Original Title: | Firefly Lane |
| ISBN: | 0312364083 (ISBN13: 9780312364083) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Firefly Lane #1 |
| Characters: | Kate Mularkey, Tully Hart |
| Setting: | Seattle, Washington(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Nominee for Women's Fiction (2008) |
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Ratings: 4.08 From 179774 Users | 14457 ReviewsEvaluation Based On Books Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane #1)
Wow. Another emotional sucker punch book by Kristin Hannah. If you are in the mood for a tear jerker she truly never disappoints. I wanted to read this one for a while, but only actually read it in anticipation of the next part, "Fly Away" being released soon. Also, I follow Kristin on Facebook, and this seems to be the book that all of her fans adore the most. I can see why. I love books that tell a story through multiple decades. If the author does it right you can almost feel transported to aThis book was hard for me. I lost my sister to breast cancer 6 years ago. She was only 38 years old. Much like the girls in the story, she was my best friend forever. We grew up in the same decades that were in the stories. I remember dancing to the Jackson 5, singing to Diana Ross, fighting over who liked which Debarg, and who could do the best moon walk. Being siblings we had memories for a lifetime. It was so hard losing the one person who knows everything about you. The one person who was
We are reading this book in my book club. I listened to it on audio book. It is the story of Kate and Tully who meet as teenagers and then remain friends for 30 years. They are bff's and it is the story of friendship between two women and a betrayal that almost destroyed it. A few CD's into this I asked another lady in the club "Where is this going? How will she fill 15 CD's with this story?" I kept waiting for the big betrayal / twist at the end. So, I couldn't stop listening. The story
This was my third Kristin Hannah book after The Nightingale and The Great Alone, and once again she knocked it out of the ballpark. Its one of the best stories about friendship Ive ever read. While its not at the level of Nightingale (few books are), its a solid five star read. Now excuse me while I go reconnect with every friend I havent talked to in a while.
I cried so much throughout the last 20 or so pages of this book that my husband became genuinely concerned for my well-being. The conversation went pretty much like this:Me: /trying not to sound like I'm cryingHim: "Are you ok?"Me: "Yes, I'm fine."Him: "Are you sure?"Me: "Yes, it's just sad."5 minutes later...Him: "Are you sure you're ok?"Me: "Yes! Leave me alone!"Him: "It's just that you're crying really hard."Me: "I know. I'm just a big sap."5 minutes later...Him: "Are you going to be all
Oh please, what have I done to my face? Those red rimmed eyes looks like bleeding blood emphasizing my ugly vampirella image! My swollen, blotchy cheeks, my running nose ( so many people alarmed and already threw hand sanitizers to my face which gave me opportunity to sell each of them from 3-5K on Amazon!) make you think I wrestled with a hedgehog over a muddy ground and lost the fight! Yes, these are after effects you have to endure when you read something ten times more effective than the
This book was such a disappointment. The characters were completely one dimensional and not at all interesting. The storyline was filled with cliches from every bad Lifetime movie. About three quarters of the way through, I somehow knew how it would end (because it was the one cliche that hadn't been hit yet). The book itself is primarily dialouge and not good one at that. Avoid.
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