Title:
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (La Mécanique du cœur)
Autor: Mathias Malzieu
Genre:
Fantasy, romance, fiction.
Published:
2007
Pages:
177
English
edition:
Price:
$11.05 USD at Amazon and Barnes&Noble
Publisher:
Vintage
Translator:
Sarah Adrizzone
Year
of publishing: 2011
Rating:
★★★✩✩
Since I saw the
cover of this book it caught my attention, it reminded me of “The Nightmare before
Christmas” and “Corpse Bride” movies by Tim Burton, also the plot seemed
interesting.
This book tells
the story of Jack, a boy that is born in the coldest night, because of that he is
born with a frozen heart. To survive Dr. Madeleine places a cuckoo clock in his
chest, but to keep living jack must follow 3 rules: don’t touch the hands of the cuckoo-clock
heart, master his anger, and never, ever fall in love. After his birth Jack’s
mom abandons him, and madeleine raises him, overprotecting him. On his tenth
birthday they finally go out to the city and Jack listens the beautiful voice
of a street performer girl, Miss Acacia, and falls in love with her. That’s when
his adventures begin, he must confront his own weak heart, and he must fight
for the love of Miss Acacia against Joe.
