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*Educated* is a 2018 memoir by Tara Westover that traces her journey from an isolated, no‑schooling household in the mountains of Idaho to earning a PhD in history from Cambridge University. Growing up with a fundamentalist Mormon family that rejected formal education and modern medicine, Westover began college at 17 without any prior schooling. The book details how she navigated her harsh upbringing, the violence and subculture of her family, and her determination to learn. It explores the transformative power of education and the difficult choice to leave her home behind.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Tara Westover
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