Nikki Erlick

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. 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 voyage.A high-concept speculative novel about heartache, hope, and human resilience

‘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.You make a cup of tea. Check the news. Open the front door.On your doorstep is a box.Inside the box is the exact number of years you have left to live.The same box appears on every doorstep across the world.Do you open yours?

Age of Miracles meets The Immortalists in this spirit-lifting, high-concept blockbuster debut set in a world where people can find out how much time they have left to live.Would you choose to find out the length of your life?One spring day, small wooden boxes arrive for every person, all over the world, from suburban doorsteps to desert tents. All the boxes feature the same inscription, “The measure of your life lies within,” and vary in only two ways: the name of the recipient and the length of the single string inside. Instantly, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy, first to ascertain their origin and meaning, and then to confront the truth of the strings.Told through multiple perspectives, The Measure introduces an unforgettable cast of characters whose lives weave and interlock with one another upon the arrival of the strings: a doctor who cannot save himself, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding re

文具控都應該要看的一本書！跟著魔幻趣味的文具版「玩具總動員」，重拾埋藏在每個人心中的溫暖記憶！這是一本後現代的文具預言書。日本文學中有個名詞稱作「物のあはれ」，中文為「物之哀」。意指萬物在時間流逝中不斷老化、衰頹，於是我們心中燃起了對物最純粹的哀憐情感，描繪物的千姿百態，甚至將其擬人化，成就一種「戀物」。身為文具控的作者Nikki，對物的情感記憶來自於小時候對文具的執著，她記得生命中的第一個筆盒、