A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for centuries in this sweeping historical epic in the spirit of <i>The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing </i>and <i>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</i> from the author of <i>Rotters </i>and<i> Scowler</i>.<br><br>Twenty minutes after his murder on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1896 seventeen-year-old Zebulon Finch awakens resurrected to suffer an eternity upon the planet. But of all people...why him?<br> <br>Is it because he was a violent Chicago gangster and this is his chance at redemption?<br> <br>Is it because he is a modern-day Job whose suffering is beyond human comprehension?<br> <br>Over the next century-or two-he will try to find out. With a sly aristocratic voice and a healthy appetite for women and anarchy Zebulon Finch spins a tale of his travels across a young America watching the country grow and mature knowing that his mind and body will never do the same.<br> <br>Yes he is witty. He is also vain. Absolutely brilliant too. And he is always entertaining. But have no doubt-Zebulon Finch has a heart as vulnerable as anyone's. Too bad he doesn't learn to use it till after it has stoped beating…