Beck Dorey-Stein

When Kate Campbell's life in Manhattan suddenly implodes, she is forced to the small town where she grew up. Meanwhile, Miles Hoffman has also returned home to show his mother that he's capable of taking over the family business, and help his childhood best friend, Ziggy Miller, with his own financial struggles at the same time. As the summer swells, white lies, and long-buried secrets prove as corrosive as the salt air, threatening to forever erode not only the bonds between the three friends but also the landscape of the beachside community they call home. Author of "From the Corner of the Oval." Print run 50,000.

A Novel

Rock the Boat

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • What if you lived out the drama of your twenties on Air Force One? “[This] breezy page turner is essentially Bridget Jones goes to the White House.”—The New York Times RECOMMENDED READING theSkimm • Today • Entertainment Weekly • Refinery29 • Bustle • PopSugar • Vanity Fair • The New York Times Editors’ Choice • Paste In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein is working five part-time jobs and just scraping by when a posting on Craigslist lands her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama’s stenographers. The ultimate D.C. outsider, she joins the elite team who accompany the president wherever he goes, recorder and mic in hand. On whirlwind trips across time zones, Beck forges friendships with a dynamic group of fellow travelers—young men and women who, like her, leave their real lives behind to hop aboard Air Force One in service of the president. As she learns to navigate White House protocols and more than once runs afoul of the hierarchy, Beck becomes romantically entangled with a consummate D.C. insider, and suddenly the political becomes all too personal. Against a backdrop of glamour, drama, and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman learning what truly matters, and, in the process, discovering her voice. Praise for From the Corner of the Oval “Who knew the West Wing could be so sexy? Beck Dorey-Stein’s unparalleled access is obvious on every page, along with her knife-sharp humor. I tore through the entire book on a four-hour flight and loved reading all about the brilliant yet hard-partying people who once surrounded the leader of the free world. Lots of books claim to give real insider glimpses, but this one actually delivers.”—Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada “Dorey-Stein . . . writes with wit and self-deprecating humor.”—The Wall Street Journal “Addictively readable . . . Dorey-Stein’s spunk 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.”—Paul Begala, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

A Memoir

From the Corner of the Oval

"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. For five years, Beck was a part of the elite team of men and women who accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. She got to know everyone from the White House butler to the secret servicemen, advance team, speechwriters, photographers, and press secretaries, and on whirlwind trips across time zones, she forged friendships with a tight group of fellow travelers in the bubble--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 one of the President's closest aides...who was already otherwise engaged... Set against the backdrop of a White House full of glamour, drama, and intrigue, this is the compulsively readable story of a young woman finding friends, falling in love, getting her heart broken, finding her voice as a writer, and finding herself in the process"--

From the corner of the oval

Een modern, waargebeurd sprookje vol drama, liefde & vriendschap - maar dan in het beroemdste kantoor ter wereld! Beck is 25 wanneer ze in 2012 per ongeluk in het Witte Huis belandt. Ze is net in Washington DC komen wonen en probeert zo goed en zo kwaad als het gaat rond te komen. Tot ze op een dag online een vacature vindt die - funny story - een vacature blijkt voor stenograaf in het Witte Huis. Van de een op de andere dag maakt ze onderdeel uit van het eliteteam dat de president overal volgt, met een vast plekje in Air Force One. Het Witte Huis omvat een compleet nieuwe wereld vol glamour, drama, intriges en protocollen, maar het blijkt ook gewoon een kantoor, met leuke en minder leuke collega’s. Beck beschrijft hoe ze de hele entourage leert kennen van Barack Obama, vriendschappen sluit en ook nog eens verliefd wordt op de rechterhand van de president die, net als zij, al bezet is. Wanneer kun je beginnen? is het waargebeurde verhaal van een jonge vrouw die onwaarschijnlijke vriendschappen sluit, haar hart verpandt, haar stem ontdekt en leert wat er echt toe doet tijdens haar eerste échte baan. In het Witte Huis. OMG.

Als je eerste echte baan bij Obama in de Oval Office is

Wanneer kun je beginnen?

Uma história sexy e divertida que leva o leitor para os bastidores da Casa Branca! Em 2012, um anúncio publicado em uma página da internet leva Beck Dorey-Stein a trabalhar na Casa Branca como uma das estenógrafas do presidente Barack Obama. Uma garota comum que se sentia uma alienígena em meio ao quem-é-quem entre os poderosos de Washington, Beck passa a integrar a equipe de elite do presidente dos Estados Unidos. Enquanto aprende a driblar os protocolos da Casa Branca e sua implacável hierarquia, Beck se apaixona por um dos mais importantes assessores do presidente, e, de repente, descobre que a política do coração pode ser muito mais eletrizante do que a realizada em gabinetes oficiais e reuniões de cúpula. Tendo como pano de fundo um universo de glamour, drama e intriga, entre festas que varam a noite, resorts cinco estrelas e drinques incríveis servidos no Air Force One, essa é uma leitura sedutora, engraçada e apaixonante, que leva o leitor para os bastidores da Casa Branca de Barack Obama.

Dos cantos do Salão Oval

_____________________________ ‘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. Funny, fast-paced, and so emotionally true it hurts.’ Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black _____________________________ Guidelines for aspiring stenographers: · Neutral tones set the tone · Be discreet and neat – like a librarian or well-paid prostitute · Breathe quietly or not at all · Above all else, keep the secrets to yourself... In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in Washington DC when an unusual job interview landed her in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. 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 travellers - 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 colleague, 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. _____________________________ Praise for From the Corner of the Oval Office '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 '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 '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 of 2018

Beck Dorey-Stein

About

Books

Join the club