Educated by Tara Westover

Educated by Tara Westover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University

"Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention."--The New York Times

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY * FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle's Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book * PEN/Jean Stein Book Award * Los Angeles Times Book Prize

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

"Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover's] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?"--Vogue

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Tara Westover was born in the state of Idaho in 1986. He began his studies at Brigham Young University when he was sixteen years old, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in art in 2008. Gracias a varias becas, I was able to continue my studies and obtain a posgrad at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 2009. After a year at Harvard University, he earned a master's degree in philosophy and a bachelor's degree in history in 2014. Currently, he resides in London.

La educación is su primer libro, which has been translated into over a hundred languages and praised by both readers and critics. According to The New York Times, BBC, Daily Express, Library Journal, and Entertainment Weekly, it is one of the year's most important books, and it has appeared on bestseller lists since its release.

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ISBN 13	9780399590504
ISBN 10	0399590501
Title	Educated
Author	Tara Westover
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2018-02-20
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Winner of Alex Awards 2019
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.