Firefly Lane

“Firefly Lane” by Kristin Hannah is a new novel from the bestselling author of “The Nightingale,” “Four Winds,” and others.

In an unsettled summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey, an unremarkable girl, meets Tully Hart—an immensely popular girl from a wealthy family who seemingly has everything: beauty, intelligence, charisma. The girls are nothing alike, and by all the rules of the universe, their paths are not destined to cross. However, a tragedy that happens at a party of high school seniors brings the girls closer and sparks a friendship that will carry the heroines through decades.

Tully and Kate grow up, and their differences change along with them. Tully becomes an ambitious careerist willing to do anything to reach her goal, while Kate is a quiet girl who follows in her best friend’s footsteps, lives in her shadow, and secretly dreams of family life. People say opposites attract, but they also create conflict, envy, and rivalry.

Is Tully and Kate’s bond truly unbreakable? And will they remain faithful to the vow made 30 years ago—“best friends forever”—when betrayal strikes their friendship?

“Firefly Lane” is more than a coming-of-age novel. It’s a story of promises, secrets, betrayals—and, of course, that kind of friendship where two people know everything about each other: how to support, how to delight, or how to hurt.