by Tara Westover · LUMEN · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426405166
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In "Educated", Tara Westover recounts her extraordinary story of self-improvement. Raised in a fundamentalist Mormon family in the mountains of Idaho, Tara never attended school. At the age of seventeen, she decides to change her destiny and begins to educate herself, managing to enter university. This book is an inspiring testimony to the transformative power of education and the search for one's own identity, even when it implies breaking family ties. A moving story that has captivated readers around the world and has been acclaimed by critics.
Tara Westover is an American memoirist, essayist and historian. Her memoir Educated (2018) debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of national awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, PEN America's Jean Stein Book Award, and two awards from the National Book Critics Circle Award. The New York Times ranked Educated as one of the 10 Best Books of 2018. Westover was chosen by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019.
