This is a Fictional fantasy . The time machine journey begins in 1919 as Edward Potter attends a French art academy. There he hopes to learn the from the Masters. His classmate Edward Von Lickenzen is his rival. Tormented by accusations of an affair -Edward travels to" Plum Island" for more clay samples. It is years later that his grandson- Edward Jr. Is heir to the Cultural art center in New York. A retail clerk- He does not make much money to walk the footsteps of his distinguished grandfather- but enjoys the museum and theater - He also spends time at the library at Morgans to learn the truth about his family's path-turns out there's" no place like home".