East Hampton has changed a lot in the 44 years that I have lived there. It’s easy to be
nostalgic about the past because it was a more quiet and peaceful time there. Most of
the farmland has now been cannibalized by McMansions and I won’t even let my boys
ride their bikes to town because there are too many speeding cars racing down the quiet
country lanes. My childhood there was idyllic—bonfires on the beach (I loved going to
bed with the scent of bonfire and s’mores in my hair); swim meets (I was a big
competitor and loved the Breast Stroke); local carnivals; the Ladies Village Improvement
Society Fair—where I loved purchasing something at the ‘mystery box’: you paid for a
wrapped gift but had no idea what you were getting. I remember visiting The Cheese
Cupboard, a store on Main Street that had a sawdust floor and samples of foreign
cheeses. At the time, that was quite exotic. I have truly happy memories.
But now is a wonderful time in East Hampton also. The beaches are just as beautiful,
there are many special stores and restaurants, and there are even more friends to
spend time with. Also, it used to be quite desolate in the winter but now more people
spend time there so when we come every weekend we have friends to socialize and
play sports with. And now I have two dogs, Scruff and Boo, who I like to walk with on the
beach!
Carrie Doyle Karasyov lives with her husband and two sons in New
York City and East Hampton, NY. A fan of mystery and crime
novels, a cooking enthusiast, a former employee of The Barefoot
Contessa store during her college days, and a generally nosy
person, Carrie combined all of her interests to create Antonia
Bingham, the foodie innkeeper and reluctant detective character
who stars in the Hamptons Murder Mystery series. Carrie is the
bestselling author of six novels (written as Carrie Karasyov, five co
written with Jill Kargman), as well as a Contributing Editor to
Hamptons magazine. She is currently developing an animated
series she has cowritten with her sons.
Visit Carrie’s author site at www.carriekarasyov.com
Visit Carrie’s Goodreads page at:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/51439.Carrie_Karasyov_
Carrie_Doyle
Visit Dunemere Books to read articles on the real places featured in
Carrie’s books: http://dunemerebooks.com/bookcategory/the
hamptons/