The Measure: A Novel

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 Hager A 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 drink a cup of coffee and head out. 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. 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