Educated  -  Tara Westover
                    "E" - 2018atozchallenge

     
    Tara was raised by a fundamentalist Mormon family living off the grid.   The family was poorly home schooled and any injuries were treated by Tara's mother, a midwife and herbalist.  Her father was paranoid about the government and was constantly preparing his family for The End of Days.  He worked a junkyard and made most of his children work in the junkyard scrapping metal, sometimes a dangerous job.

At 17, Tara takes the ACT and is accepted into BYU, against her parent's wishes.  She hides the fact that she has no education, her family life, or any of the abuse that she has suffered.

She faced many challenges along the way to get her education. She  learned that many ideals her father had lectured her on were false and  she had to balance between those lies and the real facts.

This is an interesting read, a difficult read, and a disturbing read.
                                   
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