{"product_id":"9780307472137","title":"The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wildly original, fantastical adventure—and now an animated move, \u003ci\u003eJack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart\u003c\/i\u003e—this international bestseller will charm readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow begins a journey of escape and pursuit, from Edinburgh to Paris to Miss Acacia’s home in Andalusia. Mathias Malzieu’s \u003ci\u003eThe Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastical, wildly inventive tale of love and heartbreak—by turns poignant and funny—in which Jack finally learns the great joys, and ultimately the greater costs, of owning a fully formed heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009803763952,"sku":"9780307472137","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307472137_p0.jpg?v=1763673046","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307472137","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}