...Another Book Is Finished...

...this will be my 9th book I've read this summer! And believe me that is a lot coming from me! I was never much of a reader until this summer....and to be honest I'm obsessed with reading! I can't get enough of it! :)

This book 'Firefly Lane' was absolutely a favorite! I couldn't put it down! 

This story is....

"....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 al—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 becomeTullyandKate. 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." -Kristen Hannah

This book was so good and I'm so happy that I decided to read a book from a different author, besides reading Jodi Picoult! It made me so anxious of what was going to happen next! It also made me go through all the different emotions...I was laughing, smiling, and it even brought me to tears....

Yesterday, Jeff was watching football while I was finishing it and he looked over at me and I was crying...I had tears rolling down my cheeks...literally! I couldn't help it...I get too caught up in these books because I put myself in them, so its as if its reflecting back to me in my life! 

Or maybe I'm just a sucker when it comes to novels, but then again I cry in movies too! Ha oh well!!!

So for those who are looking for a good book...

This one should be on your list of books to read...

I promise you won't be disappointed!