Educated
A memoir of a young woman who grows up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho and, through self-education and determination, earns a PhD from Cambridge University.
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Tara Westover grew up in rural Idaho with survivalist Mormon parents who refused public school and most modern medicine. By twenty-seven she had a doctorate from Cambridge. The memoir is everything in between.
Yes. Educated is Tara Westover's 2018 memoir about her childhood in a survivalist family in rural Idaho, her self-education without formal schooling, and her eventual PhD from Cambridge. Westover stands by her account; some family members have publicly disputed elements.
Yes. Educated won the National Book Critics Circle Autobiography Award and was a New York Times bestseller for over two years. It was named one of the most important books of the decade by multiple publications.
Educated was written by Tara Westover, published in 2019 by Blurb.
Educated is 388 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Educated takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
Educated is a standalone novel by Tara Westover, not part of a series.
Educated is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
