Edinburgh, 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.
- ISBN10 0307271684
- ISBN13 9780307271686
- Publish Date 2 March 2010 (first published 6 August 2009)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Knopf Publishing Group
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 171
- Language English