At the age of 71, Jean Pierre Michel Chernovsky has everything a tycoon in 1929 America could possibly want.... except a son. Enter Benjamin, a startlingly beautiful orphan of the Depression with a strange strawberry birthmark blanketing his right cheek. But theres something even more extraordinary about Benjaminhe has a wondrous, but potentially destructive, gift. As father and son blend and clash in this magical coming-of-age story, readers will meet unforgettable characters, witness surprising reversals, and be swept away by a world filled with thrilling possibilities.