From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "On Mystic Lake" comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . .In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become "TullyandKate." Inseparable.So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, "Firefly Lane" is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . .For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test."Firefly Lane" is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. "Firefly Lane "is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.
克莉丝汀·汉娜 (Kristin Hannah)
1960年9月出生于南加州，在海边堆沙堡和玩冲浪长大。曾在广告公司工作，也当过律师，而在她决定要去读法律之时，她母亲说：“但你将来注定要当作家的。”事实也证明母亲的话永远是正确的。
现在，汉娜已经是一个创作过20本书，常登上《纽约时报》等各大畅销书排行榜的一线作家，更是被贾桂林米察、伊丽莎白布臣等众多美国畅销名家一致推崇的实力作家。作品常融入亲情、爱情与家庭价值等重要的情感元素，跨越不同的读者年龄层。风格清新温暖，笔触清淡，内心描写细腻深刻，感动无数读者。代表作《萤火虫小巷》畅销30多个国家，感动数亿人！书评人称赞其为“一本描写女性友谊罕见的史诗！”“一部触动灵魂、改变女性一生的佳作”！