A Memoir

Educated

Tara Westover

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Educated

A Memoir

Portrait of Tara Westover
Written byTara Westover

Tara Westover grew up in rural Idaho in a survivalist family and never went to school. She taught herself enough to get into university and went on to earn a PhD from Cambridge.

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  • Published2018
  • GenreMemoir
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  1. 01Education transforms

    Learning can change how you see the world and yourself.

  2. 02You can outgrow your past

    Who you were raised to be doesn't have to define you.

  3. 03Memory is complicated

    People remember the same events differently.

  4. 04Leaving can be painful

    Growth sometimes costs relationships you love.

  5. 05Courage to question

    Thinking for yourself takes bravery, especially at home.

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— Tara Westover

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