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. 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.
