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FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL: A Memoir
by Beck Dorey-Stein

FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL: A Memoir by Beck Dorey-Stein

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.

Lauren Weisberger, author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA says “Who knew the West Wing could be so sexy? Beck’s unparalleled access is obvious on every page, along with her knife-sharp humor.”

And now it’s your turn to dip into this 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 and then find a house that will embrace it.

Universal Pictures has optioned the film rights

Dutch rights licensed to Meulenhoff Boekerij

French rights licensed to Laffont

German rights licensed to Rowohlt

Italian rights licensed to Rizzoli

Portuguese/Brazil rights licensed to Globo

Portuguese/Portugal rights licensed to 2020

Spanish rights licensed to Ediciones B

In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. The ultimate DC outsider, she joined the elite team who accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. On whirlwind trips across time zones, Beck forged friendships with a tight group of fellow travelers--young men and women who, like her, left their real lives behind to hop aboard Air Force One in service of the president. But as she learned the ropes of protocol, Beck became romantically entangled with a consummate DC insider, and suddenly, the political became all too personal. 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.