The boy with the cuckoo-clock heart /

Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near death when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr. Madeleine--witch doctor, midwife, protector of orphans--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 co...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Malzieu, Mathias
Other Authors:	Ardizzone, Sarah, 1970-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2010]
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:	Heart, Artificial > Fiction. Love stories. Magic realism (Literature)