The Measure

By: Nikki Erlick

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2024-05-28

<p>INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!</p> <p>"A story of love and hope as interweaving characters display: how all moments, big and small, can measure a life. If you want joy, love, romance, and hope--read with us." --Jenna Bush Hager</p> <p>A luminous, spirit-lifting blockbuster that asks: would you choose to find out the length of your life?</p> <p>Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.</p> <p>It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out.</p> <p>But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live.</p> <p>From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?</p> <p>As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they'll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?</p> <p>The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn't have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.</p> <p>Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is an ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.</p>