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Firefly Lane: A Novel (Paperback)

by Kristin Hannah (Author)

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Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition edition (Jan 6 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312537077
ISBN-13: 978-0312537074
Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 636 g

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Hannah (On Mystic Lake) goes a little too far into Lifetime movie territory in her latest, an epic exploration of the complicated terrain between best friends—one who chooses marriage and motherhood while the other opts for career and celebrity. The adventures of poor, ambitious Tully Hart and middle-class romantic Kate Mularkey begin in the 1970s, but don't really get moving until about halfway into the book, when Tully, who claws her way to the heights of broadcast journalism, discovers it's lonely at the top, and Katie, a stay-at-home Seattle housewife, forgets what it's like to be a rebellious teen. What holds the overlong narrative together is the appealing nature of Tully and Katie's devotion to one another even as they are repeatedly tested by jealousy and ambition. Katie's husband, Johnny, is smitten with Tully, and Tully, who is abandoned by her own booze-and-drug-addled mother, relishes the adoration from Katie's daughter, Marah. Hannah takes the easy way out with an over-the-top tear-jerker ending, though her upbeat message of the power of friendship and family will, for some readers, trump even the most contrived plot twists.
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Susan Ericksen gives an outstanding performance of the thirty-year friendship between Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart. With careful pacing and understatement, Erickson portrays Kate and Tully's teen rebellion, their sibling-like rivalry, and their life choices. When the girls grow into adults, she gives a bittersweet portrayal to Tully's violation of Kate's trust to further her own career. In comparison, she describes Kate's choice of marriage and motherhood. In an especially believable portrayal of a secondary character, Ericksen gives Tully's mother, drug-addicted Cloud, a textured characterization. Period details of life in the 1980s and descriptions of locations particular to the Pacific Northwest lend authenticity. The story of Kate and Tully's friendship demands at least one box of Kleenex. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read!, Jul 3 2009

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Wonderful book - a must read for anyone who is looking for a good "best friend" book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable book!, Mar 30 2009

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I loved the way this book was written, the way the author described the area, the times, the feelings...it brought me along for the journey as well as bringing forth all kinds of special memories for me. Love it and two months later I still think about the characters and story remains with me.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP BEAUTIFULLY READ, Mar 5 2008

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Remember what childhood friendships can be like? Quite often, we become best friends with someone and probably swear to each other that this friendship will last forever. Such is the case in Kristin Hannah's touching story Firefly Lane. We hear, "Best friends forever. They'd believed it would last, that vow, that someday they'd be old women, sitting in their rocking chairs on a creaking deck, talking about the times of their lives, and laughing. "

Even the best intentioned promises can sometimes go awry as we learn in this 30 year history of friendship between Kate and Tully. It began in 1974 when Kate Mularkey was feeling especially isolated and coming to terms with the fact that she wasn't popular or pretty. In fact, she might best be described as ordinary.

Then, miracle of miracles a new family moved in across the street and in that family was Tully Hart , the coolest, best looking girl Kate had ever seen. Further, Tully wanted to be her friend, not just an acquaintance but best friends. They were opposites in many ways, but that didn't matter they swore their friendship would never end.

Tully had aspirations and in the years to come she would do whatever it took to become successful, to be acknowledged by all as the best. She does reach the top as a broadcast journalist. Kate, on the other hand, has no such dreams. She simply wants to be a wife and mother, which she does with her husband Johnny and daughter Marah.

Years pass, 30 of them, when suddenly a friendship that was to last forever seems irreparably broken.

Stage and television actress Susan Ericksen delivers an estimable reading, tracing this story of two women and their friendship, its ups and downs, its strength and resiliency.

- Gail Cooke

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