I am pretty biased when it comes to Hawk's Nest. I am from one of the many beach families and one of the Garvins was my grandmother's best friend and subsequently like an extra grandmother to me.

I think this book will greatly appeal to the many people in positions like mine - families who returned to this private beach year after year, generation after generation. It also holds some interesting local information if you're interested in Old Lyme. 

It is written with a lot of love and experience, but the author is neither a writer or historian by trade, and that is as obvious as the aforementioned love and experience, throughout the book. Just something to keep in mind if you pick it up as a historical resource (which I still recommend - I'm using it for my own research).