Christopher is \'Proper\': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire.
What follows is a remarkable adventure, as Christopher discovers who he really is, and what it means to be human..
But after a devastating accident, a secret is revealed and Christopher\'s world is changed for ever ...
He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher\'s best friends.
Christopher is \'Proper\': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire