{"product_id":"clockwork-hearts-michael-j-citak-9798291487020","title":"Clockwork Hearts: A Novella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClockwork Hearts: A Novella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Michael J. Citak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gothic fairytale of grief, invention, and the quiet rebellion of becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the frost-laced alleys of 1880s Prague, time doesn't just pass-it watches. Tucked between forgotten chapels and soot-streaked clock shops, Herr Elias Kessler builds machines that breathe, remember, and mourn. But when a gifted young apprentice named Anya Kovarik discovers his greatest creation-an automaton with a heartbeat-she unravels a secret too human to be mechanical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLumière is not just a doll. Not just a memory. She is waking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as an apprenticeship becomes a quiet war of identity and agency. As gears stir with unspoken grief and automatons whisper in their sleep, Anya must decide what she believes about life, death, and the blurry threshold in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Lumière must decide if she will live as someone else's echo-or die as herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClockwork Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, lyrical novella for fans of The Night Circus, Frankenstein, and The Golem and the Jinni. A story stitched from brass and bone, this tale lingers like a heartbeat out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Citak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798291487020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Michael J. Citak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169721360639,"sku":"9798291487020","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clockwork-hearts-michael-j-citak-9798291487020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}