Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
★ Top 25 book of 2008 · #22 on Best Books of 2008
Two girls become inseparable friends in the summer of 1974, one awkward and one glamorous with a painful secret. The story follows their bond across three decades and changing careers in the Pacific Northwest.
Best for: Fans of emotional, decades-spanning stories about female friendship, love and loss
Firefly Lane is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2008, out of 46 2008 books that cleared our data bar.
What Firefly Lane is about
Two girls meet as teenagers on a quiet street in Snohomish, Washington, in the summer of 1974. Kate is unpopular and a little mortified by her loving, ordinary family. Tully is glamorous and driven, and she hides a secret that does her no good. Her mother, who calls herself Cloud, is addicted to drugs and neglects her, so Tully finds the closeness she lacks in Kate's company.
From there the story follows their friendship across more than thirty years in the Pacific Northwest. Kate builds a family of her own, with a husband and three children, while Tully chases a career in journalism. Warm and nostalgic, it looks at what female friends give each other, how ambition and motherhood can pull people apart, and what it takes to forgive. Readers who love a big-hearted story about lifelong loyalty will feel at home here.
Firefly Lane on the Best Books of 2008
Firefly Lane came out in 2008. Of the 46 books first published in 2008 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #22 on our Best Books of 2008 list.
Why it made the list: 247 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2008 list
- Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser, #20
- The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, #21
- The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, #23
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More years: Best Books of 2007 Best Books of 2009.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 207 want to read it, 10 are reading it now and 30 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 52 | 55% |
| Reader love | 59 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 37 | 20% |
Questions about Firefly Lane
When was Firefly Lane published?
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah was first published in 2008.
Was Firefly Lane one of the best books of 2008?
Firefly Lane is #22 on BookWard's Best Books of 2008, out of 46 2008 books that cleared our data bar. 247 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Firefly Lane on the Best Books of 2008 list?
247 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 2008
- The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, #1
- End of Days Sylvia Browne, #2
- The Last Straw Jeff Kinney, #3
- Amulet Kazu Kibuishi, #4
- Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, #5
- Michelle Obama in Her Own Words Michelle Obama, #6
See the full Best Books of 2008, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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