02621cam a2200349 i 4500 2252676862 TxAuBib 20250520120000.0 241209s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024052743 9781984801722 HRD 28.00 1984801724 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib rda Bloom, Amy, 1953-, author. I'll be right here : a novel / Amy Bloom. I will be right here. First edition. New York : Random House, [2025] 254 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Immigrating alone from Paris to New York after the crucible of World War II, Gazala Benamar, still a teenager, becomes fast friends with two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala's lost, beloved brother, Samir, finally joins her in Manhattan, this contentious, inseparable foursome, will last into the twenty-first century, becoming the beating heart of a multigenerational found family. These decades are marked by the business of everyday life and the inevitable surprises of erupting passions, great and small waves of joy and despair, from the beginning of life, to its end. Gazala and Samir make a home together, Alma loses a baby, Anne leaves her husband for his sister, and Anne's restless daughter grows up to raise a child on her own and join a throuple, becoming who she wanted to be. Through it all, and the history of the these decades, the four friends, and their best beloveds, stand by one another, protecting, annoying and celebrating each other, steadfastly unapologetic about their authentic desires and the unorthodox family they have created. As the next generation falls in and out of love, experiencing life's triumphs, mistakes and disappointments, the central pillars of their lives are the indomitable, hilarious people they call "the Greats". In I'll Be Right Here, Amy Bloom embraces the complexity and richness of humanity, the lawlessness of love, bringing her trademark voice, wry humor, and compassionate eye to the many, often mysterious ways we evolve as we love-and as we hope to be loved in return"-- Provided by publisher. 20250607. Siblings Fiction. Families Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Love Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Fiction. Novels. lcgft Historical fiction.