The Poppy Fields

Now available in a special hardcover Deluxe Collector’s Edition featuring beautiful new packaging, including a specially designed cover, stamped case, stunning endpapers, gilded edges, sewn-in ribbon bookmark, and new bonus content! A spirit-lifting, high-concept speculative blockbuster debut set in a world where people can find out how much time they have left to live.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 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 an ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.

Als Nina eines schönen Morgens ihre Wohnungstür öffnet, findet sie auf ihrer Schwelle eine schlichte Holzbox. Darin verbirgt sich ihr Lebensfaden. Wenn sie die Box öffnet, wird sie erfahren, wie viele Jahre ihr noch bleiben. Und sie ist nicht die Einzige, die dieses 'Geschenk' bekommt. Überall auf dem Globus - sei es nun im New Yorker Apartment, in einer Hütte in den Bergen oder einem Beduinenzelt - hat jeder Volljährige eine Box erhalten und fragt sich: Will ich wirklich wissen, wann ich sterben muss?Einfühlsam und klug erzählt Nikki Erlick, was mit der Gesellschaft, mit Beziehungen und mit jedem einzelnen Individuum passiert, wenn uns die eigene Sterblichkeit drastisch vor Augen geführt wird. 'Die Vorhersage' ist ein berührender Roman über das Leben und das Sterben, über Freundschaft und Liebe und über das Menschsein selbst.

'GRIPPING AND POIGNANT'RUTH HOGAN, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things'CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ' PRIMAEight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.It seems like just another morning.Around the world, people wake up, check the news, open the front door.On every doorstep is a box. Inside that box is the exact number of years that person has left to live.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...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.***'EXAMINES THE BIG LIFE AND DEATH QUESTIONS IN A CLEVER AND, DARE WE SAY IT, ENTERTAINING WAY' WOMAN & HOME'INTRIGUING' WOMAN'S WEEKLY'LIFE-AFFIRMING' CHRISTINA DALCHER, bestselling author of Vox'DESPITE ITS CHILLING PREMISE, ERLICK'S NOVEL IS AN ESCAPE FROM - RATHER THAN A WINDOW INTO - OUR OWN TERRIFYING REALITY' NEW YORK TIMES'COMPELLING AND HEART-BREAKING' Bridget Collins, bestselling author of The Binding'A SHARP LENS FOR REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS' DAILY MAIL'A HEARTFELT PARABLE FOR OUR OWN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES' Laurie Frankel, bestselling author of One Two Three'BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED AND HUGELY IMAGINATIVE' Claire North'BRILLIANT - I COULDN'T STOP READING' Christina Sweeney-Baird'HUGELY COMPELLING' Freya Sampson, author of The Last Chance Library

AN INSTANT BESTSELLER! Pre-order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION—only available on the first printing while supplies last! The collector’s hardcover features solid sprayed edges and illustrated endpapers. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Measure—the million-copy bestseller and a Read with Jenna TODAY Show pick—comes a stunning speculative story of healing, self-discovery, forgiveness, and found friendship."A masterful, tender exploration of love, loss, and the poignant echoes of memory... A profoundly moving read." —Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong MoyWhat if there were a cure for the broken-hearted?Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there’s hope for even the most battered hearts to heal.Here, in a remote stretch of the California desert, lies an experimental and controversial treatment center that allows those suffering from the heartache of loss to sleep through their pain...and keep on sleeping. After patients awaken from this prolonged state of slumber, they will finally be healed in this emotional book club read. But only if they’re willing to accept the potential shadowy side effects.On a journey to this mystical destination are four very different strangers and one little dog: Ava, a book illustrator; Ray, a fireman; Sasha, an occupational therapist; Sky, a free spirit; and a friendly pup named PJ. As they attempt to make their way from the Midwest all the way west to the Poppy Fields—where they hope to find Ellis, its brilliant, enigmatic founder—each of their past secrets and mysterious motivations threaten to derail their literary fiction voyage.A high-concept speculative novel about heartache, hope, and human resilience, The Poppy Fields—a story about what it means to be alive—explores the path of grief and healing, a journey at once profoundly universal and unique to every person, posing the questions: How do we heal in the wake of great loss? And how far are we willing to go in order to be healed?