Read the 'Firefly Lane' Book Series in Order Before Watching the New Season 2 Episodes
Kristin Hannah's books will make you see the Netflix show in a totally different way.
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The second and final season of Netflix's Firefly Lane has come back to melt our hearts and then break them. Season 1 ended with Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl) and Kate Mularkey (Sarah Chalke) at odds with one another, and season 2 will explore why the once thick-as-thieves duo are no longer speaking in present day.
"These first nine [episodes] that are going to drop, you will discover what it is that has really fractured that relationship," Actress Katherine Heigl teased to People about what fans can expect. "It's pretty big, it's pretty juicy."
For this reason alone, fans of the show will want to tune in to see how this fallout will shake itself out. But unlike much the first season, the reason Tully and Kate are feuding differs from the Firefly Lane book series by Kristin Hannah. Despite not following the books to an exact tee, the books will still help provide a bit more context.
Series creator Maggie Friedman alluded to Entertainment Weekly about this back in February 2021, saying that the Netflix series pulls some storylines from the books, but also incorporates several straight-for-TV moments. "One of the things I think that's been fun is that we have kept some big moments from the book and been very true to those, and then there are other things that we've done that are different."
So, if you choose to read the Firefly Lane books in order before watching season 2, take everything with a grain of salt (and then pour yourself a margarita to be just like Tully and Kate). Take a look below:
Meet Tully Hart and Kate Mularkey the summer before eighth grade, and then follow them from their twenties all the way to their forties. Throughout their 30-year friendship, they experience true love, loss, career changes and inevitable complications. But a major betrayal tests everything they've ever known and ultimately, puts their love for one another to the test.
In the second and final book in the series, Tully is grappling with the aftermath of Kate's death. And while she promised Kate that she'd step in to take care of her children, taking on this role becomes a permanent reminder that her best friend is really gone. Just as she's finding her way, Tully gets a phone call from her mom, who abandoned her way back when. This conversation leaves an impact on Tully, forcing her to confront her past head-on.
Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion. She also has a soft spot for feel-good TV, so you can catch her writing about popular shows like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart and more.
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