The Mechanics of the Heart

On the coldest day of the year, in the city of Dublin, Jack was born. He was not born like any normal human being, but with a frozen heart that required the midwife to perform an operation, replacing his heart with a clock and cuckoos. From that time on, Jack lived and remained under the care of the midwife Madeleine, who protected him excessively, fearing the effect of his surging emotions on the condition of his heart; for he must not grow angry or excited, as emotions might harm his new mechanical heart. Jack did not believe that the matter was quite this dire until Dr. Madeleine told him that he must never fall in love. However, with the clock, the mechanics of his heart changed, an occurrence that altered his life and his destiny. An enthralling book, brimming with fantasy.