The compulsively readable, behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the Obama White House, through the eyes of a young staffer learning the ropes, falling in love and finding her place in the world
A graduate of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, BECK DOREY-STEIN
worked as a
White House stenographer from 2012 to 2017. Previously she worked
as a high
school English teacher in Hightstown, New Jersey, Washington, DC,
and Seoul,
South Korea. This is her first book.
Who knew the West Wing could be so sexy? Beck’s unparalleled access
is obvious on every page, along with her knife-sharp humour... Lots
of books claim to give real insider glimpses, but this one actually
delivers.
*Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada*
If you’ve ever felt like you were out of your element, in over your
head, or working without a net, you will love this book. Beck
Dorey-Stein offers an endlessly fascinating perspective on power
and history in the making. This memoir is funny, fast-paced, and so
emotionally true that it hurts.
*Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black*
Sex, lies and the White House... Dorey-Stein details her
extraordinary experiences at the side of the former leader of the
free world. Incredible.
*Telegraph*
Addictively readable... From the Corner of the Oval shatters the
genre of the Washington memoir. Dorey-Stein writes with a fine eye
for detail and conveys it with freshness, candor and humor. She
takes her readers with her on a vertiginous tour of the world [...]
and her sparkling, crackling prose had me cheering for her through
each adventure. She never loses her starry-eyed optimism, her
pinch-me wonderment, her “Working Girl” pluck. Which makes From the
Corner of the Oval somehow, against the odds, a story of hope
*New York Times*
A sassy, genuinely hilarious and poignant tale... This marvellously
addictive read is worth the cover price for its insider account of
Obama's presidency alone.
*Bookseller*
Love and heartbreak, ambition and jealousy, whirlwind travel to
exotic locales and more page-turning drama than your favourite
addictive novel. Consider yourself warned: this is not your
father’s White House memoir.
*Camille Perri, author of The Assistants*
An entertaining behind-the-scenes memoir of a young Obama White
House staffer.
*Sunday Times Style Magazine*
As someone who loves The West Wing, From the Corner of the Oval
Office spoke to my geeky heart and gives great, sometimes
surprising, insights into what it’s like to work for one of the
most powerful person on the planet.
*Stylist*
Bright pink and zinging with energy and sparkle...this book
beautifully recaptures those vanished days of Obama's gentle
wisdom. What makes it stand out among fly-on-the-wall accounts of
the White House is Beck's honesty about the roller-coaster love
affair she embarks on with a senior staffer, a grade-one,
Jilly-Cooper-novel rotter.
*Daily Mail*
Set against the backdrop of a White House full of glamour, drama
and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman making unlikely
friendships, getting her heart broken, learning what truly matters
and discovering her voice in the process.
*Glamour's best books to read in 2018*
This memoir is good and gossipy, will make you wish that you got to
hang out with Barack and Michelle on a daily basis and is the
missing link between The West Wing and Bridget Jones’s Diary.
*Red*
An apolitical, fundamentally human story, and one with which many
women will identify.
*Refinery29*
An entertaining, relatable and refreshingly frank guide to life in
the orbit of the President... This lively, entertaining story
offers a joyful nostalgia trip back to more hopeful times.
*Express*
An extraordinary behind-the-scenes glimpse into Obama's White
House, from a young woman who stumbles her way almost by chance
into a job as a stenographer amongst the inner circle of the West
Wing. Dorey-Stein’s memoir navigates intimate liaisons and world
history, from hotel gyms to Air Force One.
*Vogue*
This memoir by a former Oval Office stenographer is equal parts
racy, pacy and funny. From barely keeping her head above financial
waters in Washington DC to hopping on board Air Force One with
Barack Obama and his elite team, Dorey-Stein doesn’t so much dish
the dirt as mop up the mess left at her feet by the drama of
politics and the heartbreak of romance.
*Irish Independent*
An incredible story
*GQ*
Delightful... a bit Legally Blonde. What's most surprising about
this isn't the hot pink cover, it's that we haven't had such a book
before. Washington DC is famously a city of eager twentysomethings
who work and date within the same pool. Where has the workplace
relationship comedy been this whole time?
*Mail on Sunday*
Hilarious . . . [Beck] Dorey-Stein writes with honesty and
panache.
*Publishers Weekly*
If you’re like me and you pour yourself a cocktail and look at
pictures of Obama and cry, you will adore From the Corner of the
Oval. If you’re a normal person who ever wanted to be a fly on the
wall in a singularly historic place in time, you will find this
book fascinating. Beck Dorey-Stein’s warmth, humor, and keen view
made me wistful, happy, hopeful, and only sad when the book
ended.
*Julie Klam, author of The Stars in Our Eyes*
An insider account of Obama's presidency in this fascinating memoir
by former White House staffer Beck Dorey-Stein
*Good Housekeeping*
Intriguing and funny
*Prima*
A White House story with shades of Bridget Jones... Dorey-Stein is
perceptive and has made an unusually interesting contribution to
the groaning shelves of presidential history.
*Evening Standard*
For five years Beck Dorey-Stein was a stenographer in the White
House, giving her a front-row seat as US political history was
made.
*Observer*
[This] breezy page turner is essentially Bridget Jones goes to the
White House.
*New York Times*
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