If it weren't for friendship, growing up for any child would be twice as hard. Sharing your dreams, your secret desires, and your hopes of the future take on a new life when whispered between two souls who promise love and friendship until their dying day.

Tullulah Rose Hart, otherwise known as Tully, does not live the fairytale life. Abandoned by her reckless and drug-addicted mother, Tully is being raised by her grandparents as they try to give her the good life she so justly deserves. As each year passes, Tully holds on to the dream that one day her mother will waltz back into her life to become that ideal parent she so desperately wishes her mom could be.

Kate Mularkey is an average girl who manages to consistently fly below the radar. Her ultimate guilty pleasure is to escape with a good book as she secretly wishes that she, too, could be one of the popular girls. Her solid family life attributes to her superb academic success, but what's missing is that spark that identifies who the girl behind the façade really is.

When Tully moves to Kate's hometown, what develops is a much needed bond between two lost souls. While embarking on their journey through adolescence, they learn some hard lessons of life. As with any friendship, loyalty is put to the test, disappointments are bound to happen, and the veil of trust is unfortunately broken, but what they learn is that true friendship always prevails.

FIREFLY LANE is a timeless story of love and friendship. With the turn of every page, Kristin Hannah eloquently depicts how two women can become each other's greatest ally as well as fiercest adversary as they come to grips with the cards each one has been dealt. What evolves is a powerful testament of what the word forever really means and the enormity of how someone so close can easily and unintentionally tear you apart. Masterfully written, emotionally charged, and peacefully uplifting...no one can tell a story like Kristin Hannah.