Educated : A Memoir [2024]

Her father’s deep mistrust of the government meant she never attended school, lacked a birth certificate until age nine, and received no traditional medical care.

Report: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Published in February 2018, Educated is a transformative memoir that follows Tara Westover's journey from growing up in a survivalist family in the mountains of Idaho to earning a PhD from Cambridge University. Educated : A memoir

Inspired by an older brother who went to college, Westover taught herself enough algebra and grammar to pass the ACT and enter Brigham Young University at age 17. Her father’s deep mistrust of the government meant