What I’m Reading: Tara Westover

Tara Westover, author of the riveting memoir Educated, shares three books that she's been loving recently.

By Jessica Mizzi • 3 years ago

Tara Westover is no ordinary woman. She endured an extreme upbringing that not many can imagine. Born to a survivalist family, she prepared for the end of the world, was barred from attending school, and never even saw a doctor.

Determined to break free from it all, Tara began a quest for knowledge and eventually, went on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. Tara’s remarkable memoir, Educated, documents all of these experiences.

Watch Tara in the video below to hear what books she’s loving and recommends to others, spanning memoirs and short stories.

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Educated

Tara Westover

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TARA WESTOVER was born in Idaho in 1986. She received her BA from Brigham Young University in 2008 and was subsequently awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She earned an MPhil from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 2009, and in 2010 was a visiting fellow at Harvard University. She returned to Cambridge, where she was awarded a PhD in history in 2014. Educated is her first book.

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