Conceived while his father, Bear, cavorted around Rome, Pinch learns quickly that Bear's genius trumps all. After he abandons his family, Pinch strives to make himself worthy of his father's attention- first trying to be a painter himself; then resolving to write his father's biography; eventually settling, into a job as an Italian teacher. But when Bear dies, Pinch hatches a scheme to secure his father's legacy - and make his own mark on the world. By the bestselling author or "The Imperfectionists"