I’ll Be Right Here (2025) by American writer Amy Bloom tells the story of a chosen family over decades and across continents.

The novel centres on Gazala & Samir Benamar who are French Algerian siblings orphaned in pre-WWII Paris. Samir was adopted as a baby by Gazala’s parents.

After WWII, Gazala emigrates to New York. There she meets the Cohen family and becomes part of their family. It’s the Greats or members of the chosen family who gather when Gazala is dying.