The boy with the cuckoo-clock heart [electronic resource] : [a novel] / by Mathias Malzieu.
Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near dead 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. It is in her orphanage that Jack grows up, amid tear-filled flasks, eggs containing memories, and a man with a musical spine. Dr. Madeleine warns Jack that his heart is too fragile for strong emotions: he must never, ever fall in love. But of course, he does, on his tenth birthday, and with head-over-heels abandon, for a bespectacled young street performer with a soul-stirring voice. But it's not only Jack's heart that's at risk, it's his very life. Now begins a wild journey of escape and pursuit, from Edinburgh to Paris to Andalusia, where Jack will finally learn the great joys-- and the greater costs-- of owning a fully formed heart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781441726629 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1441726624 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, Inc., p2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 4:53:13. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Jim Dale. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 70239 KB; MP3 file size: 137902 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Heart, Artificial > Fiction. Orphans > Scotland > Edinburgh > Fiction. |
Genre: | Love stories. Audiobooks. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | DIGITAL (Text) | 65017-1001 | Alaska Digital Library E-Audiobook | Available | - |
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