Emigrating alone from Paris to New York after World War II, a young girl Gazala befriends two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala's beloved brother Samir joins her in Manhattan, this inseparable foursome becomes the beating heart of an untraditional, multigenerational family.
The decades are marked by erupting passions within everyday life. Gazala and Samir make a home together, Alma loses a baby, Anne leaves her husband for his sister and her restless daughter grows up to raise a child on her own. The four friends stand by one another through it all, steadfastly unapologetic about their authentic desires and the unorthodox family they have created.
Compassionate and full of warmth and humour, I'll Be Right Here embraces the complexity and richness of humanity and the mysterious ways we evolve as we love - and the ways we hope to be loved in return.
Genre: Literary Fiction
The decades are marked by erupting passions within everyday life. Gazala and Samir make a home together, Alma loses a baby, Anne leaves her husband for his sister and her restless daughter grows up to raise a child on her own. The four friends stand by one another through it all, steadfastly unapologetic about their authentic desires and the unorthodox family they have created.
Compassionate and full of warmth and humour, I'll Be Right Here embraces the complexity and richness of humanity and the mysterious ways we evolve as we love - and the ways we hope to be loved in return.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"An unforgettable story of family, friendship, love and loss by one of America's finest writers." - John Boyne
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
Visitors also looked at these books
Used availability for Amy Bloom's I'll Be Right Here