A review by mhoffrob
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein

4.0

From the Corner of the Oval is Rebecca Dorey-Stein's memoir of her years as a stenographer in the White House during the Obama years. Stenographers don't take actual shorthand anymore in this case, they record and transcribe presidential events. Dorey-Stein practically stumbles into the job via a Craigslist job want ad. The ensuing years are outlined throughout the book, while she makes friends, falls in and out of love, witnesses history, and travels the world within the presidential "bubble". Dorey-Stein is forthright and extremely honest about her own missteps, shortcomings, and actions. This is more a story of her coming of age and growing into adulthood than it is a tell-all on the White House. She does provide insight into Washington events and personalities, but almost tangentially. The writing is engaging, the subject matter entertaining and enlightening, and the narrator endearing.

Only one question, WHO the HECK does she mean when she says "the Rattler"???

With thanks to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley.com for the advanced reader copy.