title: The House That Ate the Hamptons
text: # The House That Ate the Hamptons
  
  The House That Ate The Hamptons is a novel based on the controversy surrounding the construction of billionaire Ira Rennert's mansion in Sagaponack, New York.
  
  The novel's author, James Brady, was a magazine writer with columns in Parade magazine and Advertising Age. He was also a part-time Hamptons resident.
  
  ## Sources
  
  * The House that Ate the Hamptons. James Brady
  * The New York Times, December 18, 2008,
  