<p><b>From<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author TJ Klune, <i>In the Lives of Puppets</i> is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio tale, inviting you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.<br><br>‘A deeply stirring journey through a world of extraordinary robots’ – Chuck Tingle, Hugo-shortlisted author of <i>Camp Damascus<br><br>*</i>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>, <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> AND INDIE BESTSELLER!*<br>*WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION*</b><br><br>In a small home, built into the branches of a tree, live a human named Victor and three robots. These are a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, a small vacuum desperate for love and attention, and a fatherly inventor-android named Giovanni Lawson. Together they’re a family, hidden and saf