Wonderful story that carries you along pre-WWII- NYC to the end of Long Island-MONTAUK. A tale of bonackers and wealthy people…Atlantic to Gardiners Bay…people who live by fishing those waters and the ‘sports’ who want it to play in…good honest people and monied self-centered politicians..a very special part of the world being destroyed even today by money…I was at a party on Further Lane and understand the magic of a house on the ocean…but this novel puts you walking and breathing the surf in the evening-the scrubs of north of Montauk highway… the sweet secret that is Devon Yacht Club. It is the story of honest good men- hardworking-who know the ocean and the bays like my brother who was lost in a storm…he is Conrad. Yes..I read it every summer and am always drawn in..most wonderful descriptions….