El baile de las luciérnagas

Escrito por Kristin Hannah

Narrado por Carla Castañeda

De la autora de El Ruiseñor, El baile de las luciérnagas es la emotiva novela que querrás que lea tu mejor amiga.

El libro en el que se basa la exitosa serie de Netflix.

Dos amigas.
Un juramento.
Y toda una vida por delante.

En el caluroso verano de 1974, Kate Mularkey ha decido aceptar su papel de cero a la izquierda en la vida social de su instituto. Hasta que, para su sorpresa, «la chica más guay del mundo» se muda al otro lado de su calle y quiere ser su amiga. Tully Hart parece tenerlo todo: belleza, inteligencia y ambición. No pueden ser más distintas. Kate, destinada a pasar inadvertida, con una familia cariñosa pero que la avergüenza a cada momento, y Tully, envuelta en glamour y misterio aunque poseedora de un secreto que la está destrozando. Contra todo pronóstico, se hacen inseparables y sellan un pacto para ser mejores amigas para siempre.

Durante 30 años se ayudarán mutuamente para mantenerse a flote esquivando las tormentas que amenazan su relación: celos, enfados, dolor, resentimiento... Y creerán que han sobrevivido a todo hasta que una traición las separe... y someta su valor y su amistad a la prueba más dura.

Reseñas:
«Una novela conmovedora que encantará a los muchos fans de la autora.»
Library Journal

«Una fantástica historia de amistad sobre dos mejores amigas que sobreviven a todo tipo de aventuras y adversidades.»
The Seattle Times

«Un mensaje optimista sobre el poder de la amistad y de la familia.»
Publishers Weekly

«El emocionante y realista retrato de una amistad compleja y duradera.»
Booklist

«Un libro jugoso repleto de las cosas de las que están llenas las vidas de las mujeres: madres, hijas, triunfos, decepciones, cigarrillos a escondidas y bailes con tus canciones preferidas.»
The Sunday Oregonian

En los blogs...
«Una delicia... La historia es un regalo que te dejará con los sentimientos a flor de piel. Un viaje a través de los años para descubrir el valor de la verdadera amistad.»
Blog Nadando entre palabras

«Una novela 10... Me ha sorprendido y me ha enganchado y, por supuesto, seguiré leyendo novelas de esta autora.»
Blog Memorias sin título

«La lectura es fluida e intensa. Sin embargo, posiblemente, lo que más me ha gustado es el grado de emoción que contagia la novela. Dadle una oportunidad y no os arrepentiréis.»
Blog El ojo lector

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Penguin Random House Audio
• Traductor: Laura Vidal Sanz
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 29 abr 2021
• ISBN: 9788491295921

Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah is an award-winning international number one bestseller with more than 25 million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her novels include, most recently, The Women (which topped the Sunday Times bestseller chart), The Four Winds and The Great Alone. The Nightingale is the winner of numerous best fiction awards and is soon to become a major movie, and Kristin’s much-loved earlier novel, Firefly Lane, was a number one blockbuster series on Netflix. Her writing has taken readers across multiple eras and to many places, but the thing that connects all of her work is the focus on what it’s like being a woman in challenging times. Kristin is a lawyer-turned-writer and is the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle.

Comentarios para El baile de las luciérnagas

[anniesdreaming · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I loved the story... the journey that became the story of Tully and Kate. I wanted to be them, to know them, to love them a little bit more tangebly than loving characters from a book allows. I laughed with this one and cried painful tears. I recommend this to anyone.

[livelylady · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Lifelong friendship of two women, beginning as young girls. So much better than the TV series in that it is linear and does not jump from here to back thirty years. The two protagonists are opposites...Kate is the bookish rule-follower while Tully is the flamboyant one with a tendency to the dramatic, daring lifestyle. The story refers to their upbringing which has made them this way. This was a very readable, enjoyable, engaging story of a lifetime of friendship.

[srqlover · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

wow......been a long time since I have been this into a book......loved being able to live their entire friendship right along with them.

[kwskultety · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Great beginning, slow around the middle, and a twist I didn't see coming towards the end. Better than I expected.

[simplykelina · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I was not expecting this, but I actually love the show much more than the book. The show just brought so many more emotions to life.

[velvet6moonlight · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

I found this book fascinating when I read it in my early twenties. I guess part of that was reading about two friends as they went on with their lives and interactions with each other. It reminded me in some ways of Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. However, I didn't quite like it as much as Summer Sisters. The journey through the 70s and beyond was quite interesting, but I don't remember having any feelings at all for the ending. If you have this nearby give it a go, but I wouldn't seek it out.

[suesbooks · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I was very involved with the content of this book and cared about the characters, but I did not care for the author's manipulations. It was as if she had a list of difficulties that could occur and then checked them off. I also was not pleased that sex, rather than communication, could work wonders. All told, I was interested to read how the book ended.

[jynell-71874 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Oh Tully and Kate... I listened to this on audiobook and instantly fell in love with the friendship between these two... Tully and her crazy spontaneous life... Kate and her planned, "boring" life... Yet through every storm, they find a way to include each other and weather it.

Grab your tissues for this one, because I'm sure you'll cry at least once.

[cmobrien-320565 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I was ready for a sweeping book about friendship, and this did the trick. I enjoyed the references to clothing, hair styles, and music as the girls grew up. I had forgotten about Earth shoes from the 1970's with their reverse-sloping soles. Fun!
Spoiler alert: I understand that for purposes of the plot and underlying conflict one friend (Kate) was a stay-at-home parent and the other (Tully) was an unmarried career woman, but I was sorry to see that dichotomy never yielded. The author's note about breast cancer was moving and apt.
For sure, this is a total tear-jerker. Have the Kleenex handy.

[jgallo123 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I’m not crying, you are

[robertalea-223265 · Calificación: 1 de 5 estrellas]

Was this a remake/extension of a Harlequin romance? or a YA teen angst novel? I could not get myself to finish it after about 150 pages. I don't understand how it could get five stars from so many readers. Triteness to the extreme.

[melissa_o-399736 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

A beautiful story of friendship through the ups and downs of life.

[ncdonnas · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

2.5 rounded up. This was like several Lifetime movies condensed into one book. It's like someone made a grab bag of basic plot tropes and said "try to fit all of these into one book" and so it was done. With that being said - I enjoyed the story for the most part. I wish the characters would have had more depth and would have shown some growth throughout this long audio. They remained very flat and one dimensional throughout. I very much enjoyed the audio narration. I think with a less capable narrator, this would have been a DNF for me. I doubt I will read anything more by this author.

[stephanie_m-868484 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A very good book, one that I liked. I had no idea it was being compared to the movie Beaches, though.
I found the setting very comforting, having grown up in this period as well. The references are spot-on, but a little excessive. World events were barely mentioned, but I didn't mind that at all. In fact, I prefer that, or no mention at all. The tone was brisk, and the characters - for the most part, were likable, at most times. I understood how/why of it all as well.
The author has a very nice style, and I think I may read another of her books in the future.. as long as I don't spend the last 2 or 3 chapters crying my eyes out. (YES, I understand why the author did this, and I whole-heartedly agree. But having just lost a good friend a couple weeks ago to lung cancer, it hit a little bit too close to home for me.)

I hope this books makes ALL the women who've read it, start doing, and keep doing self-breast exams. EVERY YEAR. And if they have not gone to get a mammogram, PLEASE DO. I almost lost my best friend since 6th grade to the most aggressive form of breast cancer last year, and she just barely made it through.. I would hate for any of YOU to go through the same. PLEASE get your boobs Checked & Mammogrammed!!

Thank you, Mrs. Hannah, for sharing a small piece of your life with us all.

[bdartnall_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

nostalgic trip through the decades: the '70s through the 21st century's start via two women: Kate and Tully, who met in jr high via the road they both lived on (Firefly Lane). Poignant friendship that grows into a lifelong commitment, weathering all sorts of challenges, life circumstances, personal and professional choices and crises. Hannah is at her best with interpersonal conversations and character development, esp in the teenage years for the two main characters, but less so with the larger world of the media industry.... feels sort of like a gloss-over, television-drama-telling of the insider environs of news reporting, major networks, and then television show production (Tully's career arc). Enjoyed the family interactions and the main setting: Seattle and its outskirts. Obvious Hannah's lived in or visited Seattle area a lot so the descriptions -while a bit touristy- at least were familiar.

[nframke · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I think I was hoping for just a bit more out of this book. While it wasn't a bad read, neither was it very exciting. For those who enjoy realistic adult fiction, it might be a great read; however, for me, this book is kind of the reason I tend to stay away from this genre: nothing happens. So you've told me a story covering the span of thirty years about girls who were BFF's, great. One's mother is a pot-head smoking loser, super. I like to read stories that take me AWAY from the regularities and horrors of everyday life, not to see the same thing I see everyday.

Again, not knock on the book or the author's reasoning for writing that particular story. I completely get wanting to put pieces of your own life into a character and letting the story run. In the end, though, the story personally just wasn't for me and my taste.

[ecataldi-1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Firefly was kind of a let down for me because I was so over the moon obsessed with her last two books, The Great Alone and The Nightingale. Those were both 5 stars and this was an alright read about best friends forever. It got a tear or two out of me, but I didn't love the characters like I knew I was supposed to. Kate is a down to earth mom and Tully has only ever wanted to be the most important female anchor in the world. Their friendship started when they were 14 and they have stuck by each others sides even when their paths started to diverge. Tully has shied away from love ever since her mother abandoned her and she was raped at a young age; the only family she has ever needed was Kate. Kate on the other hand has only ever wanted real love and is content to start a family of her own instead of conquering the world. Firefly Lane is the story of the ups and downs and the ebbs and flows of their friendship through the decades. I like Kate well enough, but the indomitable Tully, I couldn't get behind. The story isn't intricately plotted, it just long. Not bad, not great. Chick lit at its finest.

[rascalstar · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This is a good read and kept my attention. I wanted to know what happened to these people. It wasn't as good as The Nightingale, my first Hannah book, but I'll keep reading her novels, such is the quality and draw of her writing. I had a few small issues with this book and the repetitious nature of some of it, but it was also a personal work and I like when writers vary their work and don't publish novels every two months that are rote. As noted, I love variety, and also don't feel I have to "like" every character. It's a good thing not all books have feel-good people and happy endings. I did like the characters but not everything they did. Tully is complex and most of us are, and damaged by her mother in ways most of us will never know, thankfully. I think her character is more realistic than many know -- we all want to be loved and valued. The story of two best female friends for decades and how their lives diverged but still held a friendship fast, is good. I've had decades-long close friendships and feel fortunate for that.

[rmarcin-630843 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I was born Dec 1959, so I am just about the same age as TullyandKate. The songs they loved, the styles, etc. reminded me so much of my past! I cried for about 1 hour at the end of the book, it really hit a nerve with me. I thought their friendship, while imperfect, was a true reflection of many friendships. Lots of ups and downs, lots of separations, but yet, when they get back together, the years melt away and when they are with each other, it is as if time never past. That is the way it is with best friends. You pick up where you left off the last time. They forgive you for all your shortcomings. They love you although you have flaws. I totally enjoyed this book. While it isn't a deep book - it does tug at your heartstrings.

[cubsfan3410 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I had a really hard time putting this one down. I love Kate & Tully!

[thebentley · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Pretty typical “chic lit” read. I enjoyed it, but it’s basically Kristin Hannah re-writes “Beaches.” A fun vacation read though, and if you can’t get enough of “Beaches” or of Hallmark channel friendship movies, this is for you. I listened on audio CD, and it’s well-suited to the format.

[cyderry · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This book was about a friendship of two girls from youth through college and on. I found it a bit tedious, too much of the same story told over and over again, with just different setting throughout.

Normally I like Kristin Hannah's books, this one fell short.

[amillion-863749 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This is the 3rd of Kristin Hannah's books that I've read in the last 6 months... but definitely the weakest. It could have used a good editor that helped remove some of the unnecessary spectrum of issues that these two friends endure. It has the whole kitchen sink... and this is actually distracting from the relationship of the two very different but lifelong friends.

I was surprised to find that in all three books, there are plot similarities. Firefly has two best friends (as near to sisters as can be) who go different directions career wise, Winter Garden has two sisters one who stays at home to run the family business, the other travels the world as a war correspondent, and Nightingale has the two sisters - one who joins the resistance helping Jews escape and the other who stays at home holding down the homefront during WWII France. These contrasts, in all 3 stories, create conflict and ultimately respect. Each of these also has a difficult parent who shapes the relationship between the two girls/women.

I'm looking forward to Hannah's next book, but glad to see that this plot line doesn't apply (at least from the description). Her writing is compelling and character driven, but some diversity will be welcome.

[jamiebh-1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

The story was a bit too formulaic and predictable but it did what every good Lifetime movie does, tugged at those heart strings. It was also written beautifully. I did find myself attaching to certain characters. All in all, I enjoyed it!

[kphotowrtr2 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Loved the storyline in this one from Kristin Hannah ~ Brought me back to my "growing up days" in the 80's the things the girls did, liked, wore, the music etc ... Loved this one!

[drapple_1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Firefly Lane follows the lives of two friends from pre-teen to adult years. One friend is obsessed with fame and fortune. The other has more pedestrian dreams. These differences sometimes lead to conflicts in this overly long tale.

[fennecgirl · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

What more can I say that hasn't already been mentioned in the hundreds of previous reviews...not much, but thought I would say that as a child born in the mid 70's... this book caught my attention from the very beginning. I could relate to much of the events through the 80's, 90's and on, and every time I opened this book I wanted to pick up the phone and talk to my best friend who lives many, many miles away. The ending of this book haunted me way after I finished the last page, and I can't think of a single book that brought on the emotions I felt at the end.

This is definitely a book I will keep recommending again, and again, and again as it should be on the bookshelf of every woman that's ever been blessed with having a Tully, Kate, mom, or sis in their lives.

[utopianpessimist · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

I was disappointed in this overlong, overly dramatic book. Two lonely girls, one (Katie) in a traditional, “picture-perfect” family and the other (Tully) in a “grandmother-present-mother-absent” family. The story begins in the 1970s, both girls in their early teens and lonely; without friends, embarrassed by their families, and desperately wanting a best friend. They find each other and embark on a lifelong commitment to loyalty to each other.
The friends are both embarrassed by their mothers. Katie’s mother is open, caring, wise, and a constant, non-hip, loving, pain to her daughter. Tully’s mother is a drop-out from society, constantly stoned, who rarely sees her daughter (her absences are years in length). Tully longs for a close relationship, maybe even any relationship, with her.
The friends go to college together, separating in many ways but remaining best friends. They pledge their loyalty for the rest of their lives. A major rift occurs in adulthood, one which is unforgiveable. But one of the friends reaches out for reconnection during a time of great travail. And so, the story continues.
I found the story repetitive, overwrought, and derivative. I don’t recommend the book unless the reader loves saccharine, predictable, tear-jerking novels.
**

[likeitorlumpit · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

What I liked: Strong friendship, caring mother, messed-up mother, nostalgia. What I didn't like: boring middle part, woe-is-me attitude, forgiving the unforgivable, the writing was below par. I became bored after the pair graduated college. I skipped a large chunk and just skimmed through the middle to find out how they became estranged, as hinted in the introduction, then I read the last few chapters, just to finish it. Overall, I would not recommend it.

[tabatha014 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Damn this book for making me cry the ugly cry! I had this book sitting on my shelf for a couple of years and never picked it up until a friend said I really needed to read it. And now I have no clue why I waited so long! It was really good! It's a story about the friendship between two women that stood together through the good and the bad over the span of their lives. Heartbreaking and wonderful! Will definitely be checking others by Kristin Hannah.