x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
A fantastical novel, a wildly inventive tale—by turns poignant and funny, lusty and wrenching—about love and heartbreak. 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... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Jack: Main character, the boy with the cuckoo-clock heart
- Dr. Madeleine: Becomes Jack's protector and raises him
- Miss Acacia: Charming street performer that Jack falls in love with
- Joe: He's in love with Miss Acacia and will compete with Jack for her heart.
- Esther: Add a description of this character.
- Anna
- Luna
- Georges Melies: Georges Mèlies is an iventor, an artist and a watchmaker. Decides to come along with Jack on his way to Andalucia.
- Brigitte Heim: Manager of the Extraordinarium
- Jehanne d'Ancy
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
It's snowing on this day of April, 1874.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mathias Malzieu (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Sarah Ardizzone (Translator)
- Vicenç Tuset (Translator) - spanish version
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
Publisher: Flammarion
Country: France
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-2081208162
Page Count: 177
Publisher: Flammarion
Country: France
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-2081208162
Page Count: 177
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
