Educated: A Memoir

Tara Westover grew up in a remote part of Idaho, with parents who were worried about government interference in their lives, who did not allow their children to attend public school, who did not allow their family to go to the hospital, who thought end times were coming soon. Tara never attended school, and yet somehow managed to attend college and to eventually receive a PhD.

Reading about her life will leave you with your mouth open in astonishment.