From Away Author:Lona Rubenstein For centuries descendants of East Hampton settlers have been calling outsiders 'people from away'. This is the story of one invading family and the baggage they brought with them - gambling, politics, big deal real estate, bar mitzvahs, philosophy, philandering, and the hope for a better life in a small town. — LONA RUBENSTEIN, a long time East H... more »ampton resident, has crafted a multi-faceted novel about East Hampton that stands alone as the genuine article. In FROM AWAY, for the first time, we have a novel that accurately portrays the real Hamptons social scene - the wannabes, the haves and have nots, the pretenders, toilers, hustlers, winners and losers. It is destined to become the 'must read' of the Hamptons.