![]() ![]() Although Educated was met with critical success, it has also been subject to criticism. ![]() As of May 2020, Educated had been on the New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list for 114 weeks. It won an Alex Award in 2019 and was also shortlisted for a PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. President Barack Obama listed it as one of his favorite books of the year, and entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates also praised the memoir. ![]() As Tara is exposed to history, politics, and culture, she simultaneously uncovers the damaging effects of ideology and its relation to her own psychological trauma.Įducated was published by Random House in 2018. Tara's memoir centers around the exploration of her academic identity. They are haphazardly homeschooled by their mother, "Faye," an herbalist and healer. Instead, Tara and her siblings are forced to work in his metal scrapyard and are subject to harsh labor conditions. Westover's father, referred to as "Gene" in the memoir, does not allow his seven children to go to school or to receive medical treatment. The story recounts Tara's unusual upbringing as the daughter of extremist Mormon survivalists. Educated is a memoir written by Tara Westover. ![]()
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