The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (Vintage Contemporaries)

The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (Vintage Contemporaries)

A wildly original, fantastical adventureâ€”and now an animated move, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heartâ€”this international bestseller will charm readers of all ages.

Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near death when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr. Madeleineâ€”witch doctor, midwife, protector of orphansâ€”who saves Jack by placing a cuckoo clock in his chest. And it is in her orphanage that Jack grows up among tear-filled flasks, eggs containing memories, and a man with a musical spine.

As Jack gets older, Dr. Madeleine warns him that his heart is too fragile for strong emotions: he must never, ever fall in love. And, of course, this is exactly what he does: on his tenth birthday and with head-over-heels abandon. The object of his ardor is Miss Acaciaâ€”a bespectacled young street performer with a soul-stirring voice. But now Jackâ€™s life is doubly at riskâ€”his heart is in danger and so is his safety after he injures the school bully in a fight for the affections of the beautiful singer.

Now begins a journey of escape and pursuit, from Edinburgh to Paris to Miss Acaciaâ€™s home in Andalusia. Mathias Malzieuâ€™s The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a fantastical, wildly inventive tale of love and heartbreakâ€”by turns poignant and funnyâ€”in which Jack finally learns the great joys, and ultimately the greater costs, of owning a fully formed heart.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0307472132
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2011-11-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307472137

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0307472132
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2011-11-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307472137

The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (Vintage Contemporaries)

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