I had been educated in the rhythms of the mountain, rhythms in which change was never fundamental, only cyclical. The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley and dropped behind the …

From Isolation to Insight: A Journey of Self-Education and Transformation. In "Educated," Tara Westover recounts her extraordinary journey from a secluded, survivalist upbringing in the Idaho …

Educated: A Memoir By Tara Westover 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

self-taught herbalist and midwife. Fueled by fears that powerful, secret forces had infiltrated the federal government and other institutions, Westover’s parents distrusted public educ.

The starkness of the single word title of Tara Westover’s 2018 memoir, Educated, launches multiple possibilities of interpretation. Educated by whom? For what? To what purpose? It is all of these stories.

Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes from severing ties with those closest to you.

How does Westover come to see their choice from a different perspective once she begins her formal education? What does Westover’s family try to impart about the way they believe a woman …