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Educated

Written by: Tara Westover
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER

A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)

Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn't exist. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals.

As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.

· From one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019
· Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards
· Recommended as a summer read by Barack Obama, Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe

© Tara Westover 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

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Critic Reviews

A memoir to stand alongside classics by the likes of Jeanette Winterson and Lorna Sage . . . a compelling and ultimately joyous account of self-determination
[A] fascinating, jaw-dropping memoir (Nina Stibbe)
[A] superb memoir… Westover’s journey from a remote corner of the American west to one of the world’s grandest seats of learning is extraordinary . . . Her story, of fighting to be herself, is as old as the hills she came from, but Westover gives us such a fresh, absorbing take that it deserves to bring her own private Idaho into the bestseller lists, book groups and, eventually, cinemas.
Brilliantly recounts her journey towards knowledge and enlightenment (Blake Morrison)

An amazing story, and truly inspiring. The kind of book everyone will enjoy. IT’S EVEN BETTER THAN YOU’VE HEARD.

(Bill Gates)
Her story is remarkable, as each extreme anecdote described in tidy prose attests. That someone who grew up in her circumstances could achieve as much as she has is astonishing . . . The central tension she wrestles with throughout her book is how to be true to herself without alienating her family. Her upbringing was extraordinary, but that struggle is not.
This memoir [is] one of the wisest accounts of family love and betrayal that I’ve read
[An] astonishing autobiography (Antony Beevor)
Heartbreaking in its honesty...[an] intelligent and powerful memoir
An astonishing and uplifting story about the transformative power of education
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Having watched captain fantastic (awesome movie), I thought this book might be on similar lines. after reading the reviews, I realised it's very different and pursued it. overall, the book is painful to go through and yet I would suggest you read it. people bear children, but then don't live upto the responsibility towards the life they brought into this world. forget the education part, I got worked up on the lack of basic social behaviour - not caring and almost killing someone in the process, supporting abusive behaviour, making up false fantasies to misguide and relying on poorly learnt alternate medical practices. If living in harmony with nature was the intent, then that was the last thing they were doing. Tara (author) must have been brilliant, or maybe she was uncomplicated to have a single minded focus to pursue what she wanted to reach here. most of her narrative was matter of fact and not judgemental - and that's what kept me going through the pages despite my revulsion and irritation. and that non judgemental narrative became the endearing quality for this book - it told an event as an event, not as a biased moral lecture.

revealing, painful and thankful

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God knows how many people go through such events in life, and how may of them are able to believe in oneself and come over it. It not only moving but also inspiring. Tera you are truly a great soul. Even after going through soo much you are trying to get back to your family. Not once did I see you realising or talking about your achievements. Hugs and hugs to you. 🤗

Impeccable memoir

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it's a superb book and you are hooked from the beginning itself. Highly recommended. Narrator has also done full justice to the story.

Phenomenal book

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Loved it!! The reading made me go through all the emotions as if it were happenening before me

Very grasping memoir

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A moving story about a women who grapples with the loss of faith, family and her very sense of self hood as she pursues her higher education. A powerful and psychologically gripping work that leaves you shaking with shock as to how a woman can endure so much pain. It can also be described as a domestic drama about a dysfunctional family who's father head wrecks havoc on his family... More than the sensationilist details regarding a conspiracy theorist who distrusts modern medical care and government regulation, read it for this woman's extraordinary life journey. Highly recommended 👍

Gripping.

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