Firefly Lane: A Novel

by Kristin Hannah · 2008

Set against the shifting backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, *Firefly Lane* follows the unlikely friendship of Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart, who meet as teenage outcasts in the summer of 1974. Kate, resigned to the bottom of the eighth‑grade social ladder, is surprised when the charismatic, ambitious Tully moves in next door and asks to be her friend. Their pact to stay best friends forever quickly turns into a deep, lifelong bond that carries them through the glitter of the 1980s, the sobering realities of the 1990s, and beyond. As they navigate love, loss, career ambitions, and family secrets, the women discover that their friendship becomes the steadfast bulkhead holding their lives together, offering both comfort and challenge in equal measure.