{"product_id":"the-boy-with-the-cuckoo-clock-heart-9780307472137","title":"The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A wildly original, fantastical adventure of love and heartbreak--and an animated movie, \u003ci\u003eJack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart\u003c\/i\u003e--that takes us from Edinburgh to Paris to Andalusia to tell the story of a boy who discovers the great joys and ultimately the greater costs, of owning a fully formed heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdinburgh, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 Acacia--a bespectacled young street performer with a soul-stirring voice. But now Jack's life is doubly at risk--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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMATHIAS MALZIEU is the lead singer of the French band Dionysos. \u003ci\u003eThe Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is the basis for an album that Malzieu wrote, and he is codirector of an animated feature-film adaptation produced by Luc Besson. This is his third novel and the first to be translated into English. Born in 1974 near Montpelier, Malzieu now lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565614174482,"sku":"9780307472137","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6dde98e3-f8a4-4eb1-a1ee-9c296c700ef6.jpg?v=1731886816","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-boy-with-the-cuckoo-clock-heart-9780307472137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}