Thin Lipped, Steely Eyed and Sensuous traces this history of the Underwood family in America through the eyes of one Underwood woman, Lorna Carey Mack. Tim Gower compiles a brief but fascinating look into Lorna's life, from growing up on a farm in Maryland to living in Concord, MA and eventually owning a farm of her own with John Mack in New Jersey. Throughout the narrative, generation upon generation return to the idyllic summer house in Chatham, Massachusetts where they keep the Underwood tradition alive.