Firefly Lane
Kristin Hannah
In the tumultuous summer of 1974, Kate Malarkey has accepted her fate to be at the bottom of the social food chain in her eighth-grade class. Eighth -grade is hard enough with no friends to go through it with you. Then to her surprise, the most amazing girl ever moves across the street from her and even more amazing...they become best of friends. Her friend, Tully Hart seems to have it all, brains, ambition, beauty, and guts! This is the beginning of a life-long friendship that spans over 3 decades. Like a rollercoaster ride, you will be taken on an epic journey with TullyandKate as they are known to everyone else.
From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth and get love and acceptance, since her mother has abandoned her more than once. In the 80ś Tully looks to men to fill the void, in the 90ś she realizes her dream...to be a TV news anchor. Tully takes Kate along with her in this dream for them to be anchors together. Kate goes along with this for a while even though it isn’t really her dream. The girls go to college together and even work together.
Kate continues to pretend with Tully for a while but she knows that deep down she just wants to find true love and have a family. Eventually, they part ways and Tully becomes the successful TV news anchor she always dreamed of while Kate finds love and marries and has a family. For 30 years the friendship weathers many storms. Jealousy is a resounding theme, along with some hurt, anger, and resentment. They came through it all unscathed until a single act of betrayal tears them apart. This is the ultimate test of friendship… will they survive? The ending has an unexpected twist and will leave you with a few tears. Get on this rollercoaster and ride through life with TullyandKate.
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