Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

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I can't stop gushing about the Netflix series, adapted from this book. As I listened to the story unfold, so many scenes played along in my head. 

Kate Mularkey - who has a name like that! Gawky, wants to be cool, hardly has friends, Kate one day, as fate would have it, meets her new neighbour Tallulah "Tully" Hart. Tully is everything that Kate is not. And Tully has nothing that Kate does. 

The story spans three decades of this beautiful friendship and how Kate and Tully survive the growing up and life at large. The series/audiobook makes you wish that you be blessed with a friendship like this one. That's all one needs to live through life's tough ways.

Being the emotional person I am, I cried copious tears watching the show. The audiobook is my comfort pillow. Every scene that played out simple friendship - the escapades and adventures, desires & jealousy - reminded me of my growing up years. 

I will let you in on a secret - in Grade 8 or 9, I was entangled in a triangle "love" story! The guy my best friend liked, supposedly liked me! That did it! I had no clue and I was least interested! She stopped talking to me for months! And my focus was to pass the Math exam!

This book brought back so many beautiful memories of childhood. I also loved how Kate and Tully evolved as grown up women - one as a famous TV personality and one as a successful (but on the verge of separation) married woman with a beautiful daughter. Tully achieved everything she wanted in life and in hindsight, Kate did too. But, as I mentioned before, Kate would probably not have what Tully had and Tully surely could not get what Kate had no matter how hard she tried.

If you need a comfortable watch and read, choose Firefly Lane. [Of course, the show will have or not have some scenes from the book, but, it's largely the same.] You won't regret it.

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