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 with a strange strawberry birthmark blanketing his right cheek. But there's something even more extraordinary about Benjamin -- he has a wondrous, but potentially destructive, gift. The father's and son's lives intertwine, blend, and clash in this lilting story filled with unforgettable characters, surprising reversals, and thrilling possibilities.