{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307472137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.59d","brand":"Mathias Malzieu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418708963509,"sku":"9780307472137","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_04fcc549-d8a0-4f30-ab46-9c6412cdaf60.jpg?v=1775570244","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-boy-with-the-cuckoo-clock-heart-9780307472137","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}