Educated
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
Tara Westover's memoir of growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho without formal schooling, and how she educated herself, eventually earning a PhD from Cambridge, at great cost to her family ties.
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- Bill Gates: “Educated is an amazing story, and I get why it's spent so much time on the bestseller list.”
- Barack Obama: “Tara Westover’s Educated is a remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho who strives for education while still showing great understanding and love for the world she leaves behind.”
- Michelle Obama: “It's an engrossing read, a fresh perspective on the power of an education, and it's also a testament to the way grit and resilience can shape our lives.”