Educated
The international bestselling memoir
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4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
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- $16.99
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Publisher Description
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
A BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK
Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE
'One of the best books I have ever read . . . unbelievably moving' Elizabeth Day
'An extraordinary story, beautifully told' Louise O'Neill
'A memoir to stand alongside the classics . . . compelling and joyous' Sunday Times
Tara Westover grew up preparing for the end of the world. She was never put in school, never taken to the doctor. She did not even have a birth certificate until she was nine years old.
At sixteen, to escape her father's radicalism and a violent older brother, Tara left home. What followed was a struggle for self-invention, a journey that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it.
'It will make your heart soar' Guardian
'Jaw-dropping and inspiring, everyone should read this book' Stylist
'Absolutely superb . . . so gripping I could hardly breathe' Sophie Hannah
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If Tara Westover’s life story was fiction, you’d probably dismiss it as too far-fetched to be credible. She spent her childhood in deep peril and isolation in the Idaho mountains, a victim of terrible abuse and religious extremism. Yet, at 17, she managed to escape into the wider—and, to her, utterly alien—world to reach the very highest standards of education. By turns gut-wrenching, heart-tugging and fiercely inspiring, this unforgettable memoir offers a deftly written lesson in the strength of human resolve and the power of learning.
Customer Reviews
Best book I’ve read in 12 months
Great reading here by Tara Westover. Explores concepts of family and secrets and abuse and tenacity and strength.
One of my new favourites
It took me a little while to get into this book. I felt like it was a bit disjointed at the beginning, the set up confusing. But once I got past that point, I couldn’t put it down. I fell in love with the truths that I could relate to my own life about family and part of my upbringing. About breaking out of the version others want you to be. Life can be tragic but we can always choose better, and be who we want to be. It’s better to stick it out, and fill your life with people who accept you, than to fit a preconceived idea of what people want you to be. I will be reading this book again in a year or two.
Family conflicts
This book highlights how families can be divisive yet there is still a connection that binds them together.
An interesting journey into the life of a child growing up within a family where religion and zealot traits outweighed the social normality.