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Number one New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Boston Globe best seller

Named one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review

One of President Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year

Bill Gates’s Holiday Reading List

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s Award in Autobiography

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize for Best First Book

Finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award  

Finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize

Named one of Paste’s Best Memoirs of the Decade

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post O: The Oprah Magazine Time NPR Good Morning America San Francisco Chronicle The Guardian The Economist Financial Times Newsday New York Post theSkimm Refinery29 Bloomberg Self Real Simple Town & Country Bustle Paste Publishers Weekly Library Journal LibraryReads BookRiot Pamela Paul, KQED New York Public Library 

An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. 

“Beautiful and propulsive.... Despite the singularity of [Tara Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?” (Vogue) 

“Westover has somehow managed not only to capture her unsurpassably exceptional upbringing, but to make her current situation seem not so exceptional at all, and resonant for many others.” (The New York Times Book Review)

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover is a powerful and inspiring memoir that tells the story of a young woman's escape from a life of poverty, isolation, and abuse. Born to survivalist parents in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was denied a formal education and was instead raised in a world of her father's making, where he held absolute power over the family.

Tara's childhood was filled with fear, violence, and neglect. She and her siblings were forced to work long hours on the family's farm, they were forbidden from attending school, and they were denied access to basic medical care. Tara's father was a paranoid and abusive man who controlled every aspect of his family's lives, and he was determined to keep them isolated from the outside world.

Despite the hardships she faced, Tara had an unyielding desire to learn. She secretly taught herself to read and write, and she eventually managed to escape from her family and attend college. Her memoir is a testament to the power of education and the resilience of the human spirit. It is a story of hope and triumph that will inspire readers of all ages.

Educated has been praised by critics and readers alike for its honesty, its insights into the human condition, and its powerful message of hope. It has been translated into dozens of languages and has sold millions of copies worldwide. It has also been adapted into a major motion picture.

If you are looking for a book that will challenge your assumptions about the world and inspire you to never give up on your dreams, then Educated is the book for you. It is a story that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.