Edinburgh, 1874. on the Coldest Night the World Has Ever Seen, Little Jack is Born With a Frozen Heart and Immediately Undergoes a Life-Saving Operation. but Dr Madeleine is No Conventional Medic and Surgically Implants a Cuckoo-Clock Into His Chest. Little Jack Grows Up Different to Other Children Every Day Begins With a Daily Wind-Up. at School He is Bullied for His 'Ticking', but Dr Madeleine Reminds Him He Must Resist Strong Emotion Anger is Far Too Dangerous for His Cuckoo-Clock Heart. so When the Beautiful Young Street-Singer, Miss Acacia, Appears - Pursued by Joe, the School Bully - Jack is in Danger of More Than Just Falling in Love...He is Putting His Life on the Line.