Jamie Beck
Author Interview - Jamie Beck
Author of TAKE IT FROM ME
A humorous and heartwarming novel about friendship and all its little secrets by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jamie Beck.
Wendy Moore hides her collection of pilfered bric-a-brac from everyone, including her husband. He thinks she licked her kleptomania in therapy more than a decade ago. Therapy did help, as did focusing her attention on motherhood. But now Wendy’s gardening and furniture-refinishing hobbies fill up only so much of the day, leaving the recent empty nester lonely and anxious—a combination likely to trigger her little problem. She needs a project, fast. Luckily, Harper Ross—a single, childless younger woman in desperate need of highlights—just moved in next door.
The only thing Harper wants to change is the writer’s block toppling her confidence and career. Then a muse comes knocking. Sensing fodder for a new antagonist, Harper plays along with Wendy’s “helpful” advice while keeping her career a secret so Wendy keeps talking. Sure, she’s torn about profiting off her neighbor’s goodwill—especially when Wendy’s matchmaking actually pans out—but Harper’s novel is practically writing itself.
Just as a real friendship begins to cement, their deceptions come to light, threatening Wendy’s and Harper’s futures and forcing them to reconcile who they are with who they want to be. Easier said than done.
Author Interview - Jamie Beck
Author I draw inspiration from: Jennifer Weiner
Author Interview - Jamie Beck | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: In bed
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Elizabeth Zott (Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus)
Author Interview - Jamie Beck | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: When I was grounded in high school for six weeks, I spent much of that time writing a book (a satirical 'memoir') and sharing chapters with my parents, who were amused. That's when I first thought it was possible.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Ebook
The last book I read: The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev
Author Interview - Jamie Beck | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer: Computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Nora Stuart (Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins)
Author Interview - Jamie Beck | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Lawyer (former career)
Favorite decade in fashion history: The current one
Place I’d most like to travel: New Zealand
My signature drink: Unsweetened iced tea
Favorite artist: Monet
Number one on my bucket list: I'd love to meet the members of U2
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Author Bio: Jamie Beck is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of 18 novels, which have been translated into multiple languages and have sold more than three million copies worldwide. She is a two-time Booksellers Best Award finalist, a Women’s Fiction Writers Association STAR award finalist, a National Readers Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist have respectively called her work smart, uplifting, and entertaining.In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Above all, she is a grateful wife and mother to a very patient, supportive family.
