EAN: 9780063204201

THE MEASURE - NIKKI ERLICK GEBUNDEN

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!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 HagerA luminous 
spirit-lifting blockbuster that asks: would you choose to find out the length of your
life?Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.It seems like any other day. You wake up 
pour a cup of coffee  and head out.But today  when you open your front door  waiting for you is
a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the exact number of years
you will live.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?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?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.Enchanting and deeply uplifting  The Measure is a sweeping  ambitious  and
invigorating story about family  friendship  hope  and destiny that encourages us to live life
to the fullest.

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