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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
[2010]
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: | 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 containing memories, and a man with a musical spine. |
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| Item Description: | Translation originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2009. Translated from the French. |
| Physical Description: | 171 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780307271686 0307271684 |