Fly Away: The Sequel to Netflix Hit Firefly Lane

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Once, a long time ago, I walked down a night-darkened road called Firefly Lane, all alone, on the worst night of my life, and I found a kindred spirit. That was our beginning. More than thirty years ago. TullyandKate. You and me against the world. Best friends forever. But stories end, don't they? You lose the people you love and you have to find a way to go on. . . . Fly Away” is a novel by Kristin Hannah, published in 2013. It is a sequel to her earlier novel, “Firefly Lane,” and continues the story of the lifelong friendship between Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart. Now, years later, Tully is a woman trying to deal with the loss of her best friend. She wants to fulfill her promise to Kate—to be there for Kate’s children, but it’s a promise she has no idea how to carry out. What does brash, lonely, ambitious Tully know about being part of a family?

Meanwhile, Tully is also struggling with her own problems. Her career as a talk show host is in trouble, and she is dealing with the fallout of a personal crisis. As she tries to help Marah, she also confronts her own past and comes to terms with the mistakes she has made. Sixteen-year-old Marah Ryan is devastated by her mother's death. Her father, Johnny, strives to hold the family together, but even with his best efforts, Marah becomes unreachable in her grief. Nothing and no one seems to matter to her ... until she falls in love with a young man who makes her smile again and leads her into his dangerous, shadowy world. Sixteen-year-old Marah Ryan is devastated by her mother's death. Her father, Johnny, strives to hold the family together, but even with his best efforts, Marah becomes unreachable in her grief. Nothing and no one seems to matter to her . . . until she falls in love with a young man who makes her smile again and leads her into his dangerous, shadowy world.The story begins with Tully returning to Seattle for Kate’s funeral, where she realizes the extent of the damage that her absence had caused. She tries to reconnect with Kate’s family but faces resistance from Marah, who is struggling to cope with her mother’s death. Marah turns to drugs and alcohol, and her relationship with Johnny becomes strained. A violent surfacing of adolescence (which has little in common with Tarkington's earlier, broadly comic, Seventeen) has a compulsive impact.

A man in an expensive Italian suit sidled up beside her. He was tall and obviously fit, with blond hair that had been carefully cut and styled. Banker, probably, or corporate lawyer. Too young for her, of course. He couldn't be much past thirty-five. How long was he there, trolling for a date, looking for the best-looking woman in the room? One drink, two? As the story progresses, Tully and Kate’s family learn to come to terms with their loss and find a way to move forward. Tully decides to take a break from her career to focus on herself and her relationships. She reconnects with Johnny, and they begin to develop feelings for each other. Fly Away” is a poignant and emotional story about love, loss, and the power of friendship. It explores the themes of grief, addiction, and forgiveness and shows how even the strongest relationships can be tested by tragedy. Fly Away Book Ending Tully Hart has always been larger than life, a woman fueled by big dreams and driven by memories of a painful past. She thinks she can overcome anything until her best friend, Kate Ryan, dies. Tully tries to fulfill her deathbed promise to Kate--to be there for Kate's children--but Tully knows nothing about family or motherhood or taking care of people. Marah eventually goes to rehab and begins to turn her life around, while Lucas begins to open up and deal with his grief. Through it all, Tully learns to forgive herself for the mistakes she has made, and the characters come to realize the power of forgiveness and the importance of family and friendship.As her final act, Kate leaves Tully a note asking her to take care of Johnny and the kids, and to tell them stories of their friendship. "I know you'll be thinking that I left you, but it's not true. All you have to do is remember Firefly Lane, and you'll find me. There will always be a TullyandKate," she writes. For Kate, the moment is nothing short of a betrayal. "The full impact of what was happening hit Kate. They were calling her a bad mother, on national television, with her family right here," she thinks. She wrenches Marah off the stage. Johnny, who works for Tully, quits immediately. With that, Kate and Tully's 30-year friendship comes to a close—until their reconciliation at the book's end. After eons of pining, Kate decides to end her crush on Johnny once and for all. "Kate knew how Johnny felt about Tully, how he'd always felt. He wanted a woman with passion and fire; losing Tully wouldn't make him turn to Kate. And maybe it was time for drastic measures, finally. Kate's hope had endured so much, but this—him sleeping with Tully—would be the end of it," she thinks.

She frowned and leaned forward, pushing the mail aside to reveal a Star magazine that lay beneath the pile. There was a small photograph of her face in the upper right corner. Not a good picture, either. Not one to be proud of. Beneath it was written a single, terrible word.As teenagers in the seventies, Tully Hart and Kate Mularky were inseparable. Tully, with her make-up and her halter tops, was the coolest girl in school. Kate, with her glasses and her high water jeans, was the geeky outsider. But chance and circumstance brought them together and through the decades they were devoted to each other. This was the story of Tully and Kate which began on a quiet street called Firefly Lane. Best friends forever. When she opened her eyes again, she stared, bleary-eyed, at the pile of mail on her coffee table. Junk mail, mostly; catalogs and magazines she didn't bother to read anymore. She started to look away, but a picture snagged her attention. Marah, Kate’s daughter, goes to rehab and begins to turn her life around. She and Tully finally have an honest conversation about their past and make peace with each other. Lucas, Kate’s son, also starts to come to terms with his grief and begins to open up to his family. As she approached Virginia Street, a bright pink MARTINI BAR sign caught her attention. A few people were clustered together outside the front door, smoking and talking beneath a protective overhang. She wanted to forget everything that had gone wrong with her life, and how it was that she'd ended up in a place like this, alone in a sea of strangers.

She looked up into his blue eyes and felt the weight of her loneliness. When was the last time a man had wanted her?

Meanwhile, Marah, Kate’s teenage daughter, is struggling to cope with her mother’s death. She turns to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, and her relationship with her father becomes strained. Tully tries to help Marah, but her own problems threaten to get in the way. Sequel to Firefly Lane, now a major Netflix series, Kristin Hannah's Fly Away is the story of three women who have lost their way and need each other – plus a miracle – to transform their lives . . . She looked terrible. Her auburn hair—in need of coloring—was a bird's nest, and mascara ran like war paint down her cheeks. One of the strengths of the novel is the way in which the author explores the relationships between the characters. The bond between Tully and Kate is central to the story, and their friendship is portrayed as both powerful and complicated. Fly Away” by Kristin Hannah is a novel about the enduring power of friendship, love, and forgiveness. It is a sequel to the novel “Firefly Lane” and continues the story of the lifelong friendship between Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart. Fly Away Book Summary