EL218: Popular Literature

Tara Westover was born in Idaho in 1986. She received her BA from Brigham Young University as well as a MPhil and PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge. Educated is her first book.
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An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom (excerpt from publisher's website).

An interview with Tara Westover, author of "Educated," is presented about cultural separation and mutual misunderstanding in the U.S. From Literary Reference Center.