I really was captivated by the way this story was told from this authors perspective. If you want a summer beach read but nonfiction and following the timeline of the Kennedy Family pick this one up. I loved the details that went into the story and telling how the Kennedy Compound at Hyannis Point came to be. The story follows in time from the first house at HyannisPoint to the houses that were later purchased by various Kennedy family members. There are obviously hard subject story lines in their family story. It talks a lot about life at the beach in summer and life during these hard times. It was a enlightening read for me. Many thanks to Scribner and NetGalley for the digital review copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.