Once –many years ago– I was walking alone down the dark street of Fireflies. It was the worst night of my life, and I found a soulmate. This was the beginning of our friendship. Over thirty years have passed. Tally and Kate. You and I against the whole world. Best friends forever. But stories come to an end, don’t they? You lose the people you love, and you have to find a way to continue your life...

Tally Hart is a woman with a larger-than-life personality, living her life with big dreams while haunted by the memories of a painful past. She believes she can overcome everything until the moment her best friend, Kate Ryan, dies. Tally tries to keep the promise she made to Kate to stand by her children, but Tally is completely unaware of what family, motherhood, and caring for others mean.

Dorothy Hart lies at the core of Tally's tragic past. She had abandoned her daughter Tally multiple times when she was little, but now she returns, wanting to be by her side at a time when Tally is all alone. One tragic choice and a late-night phone call will bring these women together to embark on a painful, powerful journey of redemption.

An emotionally complex, heartbreaking novel about love, motherhood, loss, and new beginnings that reminds us that wherever there is life, hope, and love, there is also forgiveness. Told with Kristin Hannah's characteristically strong narrative and captivating prose, the book proves why the author is one of the most beloved of our time.

They wrote about Part 1 of the duology, titled Fireflies: “Kristin Hannah's book Fireflies tells the story of two best friends. On another level, however, it speaks to the power of friendship and devotion, the adversities of life, the choices we make, jealousy, anger, and the strength of forgiveness. About motherhood. About what happiness ultimately is. While it also raises the very significant and always relevant issue of breast cancer. A gripping novel of painful maturation, dedicated to girls and friends who become women – happy and fulfilled.” –Eleni Kitsou, www.booktimes.gr

“In a scene at the beginning of the book, Tally and Kate sneak out of their homes for a night bike ride. As they race through the darkness, fearless Tally encourages shy Kate to let go of the handlebars. Both stretch their arms out to the side and embrace the starry sky, the calm of the night, their adolescence. Kate is happy. And while their ride may end in a hard fall, Kate doesn’t regret it for a moment. I think this scene encapsulates the whole book.” –Christina Sotiriopoulou, www.diastixo.gr