Firefly Lane

In the summer of 1974, lonely fourteen-year-old Kate Mularkey meets glamorous, troubled Tully Hart on Firefly Lane. Their friendship gives each girl something missing at home: Kate gains confidence and adventure, while Tully experiences the stability of a family that welcomes her. They promise that ambition, romance and distance will never separate them.

Across more than three decades, Tully pursues a demanding career in television while Kate chooses marriage, motherhood and a quieter life. Their different paths repeatedly test the assumptions beneath their loyalty, particularly when professional success, jealousy and family pressures collide. The novel follows female friendship from adolescence into middle age, showing how shared history can endure serious betrayal while making reconciliation more difficult and more necessary.