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Firefly Lane
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
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.
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"Susan Ericksen gives an outstanding performance of the thirty-year friendship between Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart." (AudioFile)
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-08-21
A beautiful portrait of friendship.
I watched on Netflix and wanted more. A really lovely connection with the characters.
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- Nicola Rae
- 17-09-21
Lovely
Brilliant! I could stop listening. A story of friendship. Beautiful story and beautifully read. Highly recommend.
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- Beth Cooper
- 16-05-21
Series then book
I watched the series of firefly lane in Netflix and loved it a friend then told me of her reading a book that’s to do with the series
Although it’s a bit different in some chapters I think that book is great too
I liked the fact as certain things would happen I could play out in my head the series
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-21
Get the tissues ready!
was a great listen to unwind to after long days of work and study.
although it made me sob at the end.... which I just so happened to be listening to at 3am.
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- Michelle vout
- 01-09-21
Brilliant
Nostalgic, evocative, happy yet sad simultaneously..... Took me back to the magical years of the 1970s. It also made me realise what is truly precious.
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- Gerri L
- 16-09-21
Good read
I enjoyed it, first of her books I've listened to. would recommend and will try others.
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- Elin
- 26-08-22
lovely story about friendship
I sometimes felt it was a bit long but overall I really enjoyed it and narrator made sure I kept listening.
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- Debbie Watt
- 30-05-23
Great story
Had me hooked from the beginning and crying at the end. Can’t wait to read the next one.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-10-22
truthful, emotional ,brilliant
very emotional but beautifully written . I felt well connected with the characters and love the book .
Harrowing truth about life .
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- dawn burns
- 03-11-23
Loved this story
Great and sad. Couldn’t stop listening to it.
I would strongly recommend it to you.
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