Read this when
Educated
When your family's version of the story needs you to disappear, telling the truth feels like betrayal. It isn't. 📚
Who it's for
Westover grew up on Buck's Peak in Idaho with no school, no doctors and a father (called Gene in the book) whose beliefs ruled the house, while her brother Shawn was violent toward her.
Guilty / Ashamed→Empowered
Feelings it meets
What it is
Educated is Tara Westover's 2018 memoir of growing up at Buck's Peak, Idaho, with survivalist parents who rejected public education and medical care. She had no formal schooling, and she describes physical and emotional abuse from her older brother Shawn, which her parents played down.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook. Not public domain.
Before you start
Heads up: Physical abuse by a sibling.
Age: Ages 16+
Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
