I'll Be Right Here bookcover

I'll Be Right Here

A Novel

Amy Bloom 

(Author)

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Description

An epic, intimate novel about an unconventional and irresistible family—from the New York Times bestselling author of In Love, White Houses, and Away

Immigrating alone from Paris to New York after the crucible of World War II, young Gazala becomes friends with two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala’s lost, beloved brother, Samir, joins her in Manhattan, this contentious, inseparable foursome makes their way into the twenty-first century, becoming the beating heart of a multigenerational found family.

The passing years are marked by the business of everyday existence and the inevitable surprises of erupting passions, of great and small waves of joy and despair, from the beginning of life to its end. Gazala and Samir make a home together, Anne leaves her husband for his sister, and Anne’s restless daughter grows up to raise a child on her own and to join a throuple, becoming who she wants to be. Through it all, amid the tumult of these decades, the four friends and their best beloveds stand by one another, protecting, annoying, and celebrating themselves, steadfastly unapologetic about their desires and the unorthodox family they have created. As the next generation falls in and out of love, experiencing triumphs, mistakes and disappointments, the central pillars of their lives are the four indomitable elders they call the “Greats.”

In I’ll Be Right Here, Amy Bloom embraces the complexity and richness of humanity and the lawlessness of love, bringing her trademark voice, wry humor, and compassionate eye to the many, often mysterious ways we live as we love, and hope to be loved in return.

Product Details

PublisherRandom House
Publish DateJune 24, 2025
Pages272
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781984801722
Dimensions8.3 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds

About the Author

Amy Bloom is the New York Times bestselling author of four previous novels: White Houses, Lucky Us, Away, and Love Invents Us; and three collections of short stories: Where the God of Love Hangs Out, Come to Me (finalist for the National Book Award), and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award). Her most recent book is the widely acclaimed memoir In Love. She has written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and The Atlantic, and her work has been translated into seventeen languages.

Reviews

“I read this stunning novel in a single sitting and then moped around for days because I missed the characters so much. Amy Bloom is at the height of her powers in this epic tale of how we shape the lives of those around us in ways both ordinary and extraordinary, and how they shape ours in return.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cliffs

“Amy Bloom infuses every page of her newest novel with her singular wit and warmth. Spanning nearly a century, I’ll Be Right Here is a celebration of and lament for the families we create, the legacies we leave, the ways remember and are remembered. It is a chronicle of ordinary life made extraordinary through the beauty of Bloom’s prose and the generosity of her vision.”—Anthony Marra, New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

“Once again, Amy Bloom shines her brilliant attention on families bound by love, history. Kin—born and chosen—are the center of this stirring take. Told with humor and heart, I’ll Be Right Here reminds us of the sweet profundity of human connection.”—Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage

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