Educated

About “Educated”

Educated is a 2018 memoir by Tara Westover that details her journey from an isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to earning a PhD in history from Cambridge University. Growing up in a survivalist Mormon family, she had no formal education and began college at age 17. The book explores her struggle to balance her desire for knowledge with the values of her family. Westover reflects on how education expanded her understanding of the world and helped her break free from the constraints of her upbringing.