Thank you to my incredible agents at CAA, Cindy Uh and Berni Barta, the fairy godmothers of this book. I cannot imagine bringing this story into the world without their wisdom, dedication, and guidance.
Thank you to my remarkable editor, Liz Stein, who touched every page of this novel with her brilliance and compassion. I could not have asked for a better partner and a greater champion of this story.
Thank you to Carla Josephson, for her endless passion and creative leadership in bringing this book to UK readers.
Thank you to the powerhouse teams at William Morrow, Borough Press, and HarperCollins, especially Liate Stehlik, Jennifer Hart, Kelly Rudolph, Ariana Sinclair, Kaitlin Harri, Brittani Hiles, Elsie Lyons, Dale Rohrbaugh, and Dave Cole. I pinch myself each day.
Thank you to the unparalleled team at CAA, especially Michelle Weiner, Dorothy Vincent, Emily Westcott, Jamie Stockton, Khalil Roberts, Jason Chukwuma, Adi Mehr, Sydney Thun, and Bianca Petcu.
Thank you to my aunt, Aimée Fine, for her initial feedback; to Sumya Ojakli, for her early faith in this book; and to Mady Despins, for her invaluable kindness.
Thank you to all of my professors at Harvard and Columbia, and to my teachers at School of the Holy Child, who nurtured my desire to write and pushed me to be better.
Thank you to the circle of incredible people whom I met in Cambridge and New York, for your love and support during the years that I worked on this book. You have all made my life so much richer, and I will always be grateful.
Thank you, at last, to my family. To my grandparents, Mary and Walter, for laying the foundation of my life spent loving books and inspiring me each day, and to Nancy and Everett, for helping me reach for the stars. To my parents, Laura and Jim, for shepherding me through every step of my life and for the unwavering encouragement that raises me up. （A special thank-you to my mother, my original editor, for reading this book more times than anyone else.） To Landy, my sister and my very best friend, for sharing her enviable talent and creativity with me. Being loved by all of you has made me who I am.
And to any reader who picks up this book, thank you.
About the Author
NIKKI ERLICK is a writer and editor whose work has appeared on the websites of New York, Harper’s Bazaar, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, the Huffington Post, Indagare Travel, BookTrib, and the Verge. As a travel writer, she explored nearly a dozen countries
on assignment—from rural villages in France to the arctic fjords of Norway. As a ghostwriter, she has lent her voice to CEOs,
academics, and entrepreneurs. She graduated Harvard University summa cum laude and is a former editor of the Harvard Crimson. She earned a master’s degree in global thought from Columbia University. The Measure is her first novel.
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