THE MEASURE –

"<p> <strong>‘GRIPPING AND POIGNANT’</strong> <strong>RUTH HOGAN, bestselling author of <em>The Keeper of Lost Things</em></strong> </p> <p> <strong>‘CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING’ <em>GOOD HOUSEKEEPING</em></strong> </p> <p> <strong>‘A THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ’ <em>PRIMA</em></strong> </p> <strong> <em>Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.</em> </strong> <p> <strong>It seems like just another morning.</strong> </p> <p>Around the world, people wake up, check the news, open the front door.</p> <p>On every doorstep is a box. Inside that box is the exact number of years that person has left to live.</p> <p>Whether they open it or hide it under their bed, each person must learn to live in this new world: a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush their life together, a doctor who cannot save himself from his own fate, best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything…</p> <p> <strong>Enchanting and deeply uplifting, <em>The Measure</em> is a sweeping, ambitious and invigorating story about family, friendship, hope and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>***</strong> </p> <p> <strong>‘EXAMINES THE BIG LIFE AND DEATH QUESTIONS IN A CLEVER AND, DARE WE SAY IT, ENTERTAINING WAY’ <em>WOMAN & HOME</em></strong> </p> <p> <strong>‘INTRIGUING’ <em>WOMAN’S WEEKLY</em></strong> </p> <p> <strong>‘LIFE-AFFIRMING’ CHRISTINA DALCHER, bestselling author of <em>Vox</em></strong> </p> <p> <strong>‘DESPITE ITS CHILLING PREMISE, ERLICK’S NOVEL IS AN ESCAPE FROM