Educated

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER A BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES , SUNDAY TIMES , GUARDIAN , NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE ' One of the best books I have ever read . . . unbelievably moving' Elizabeth Day 'An extraordinary story, beautifully told' Louise O'Neill 'A memoir to stand alongside the classics . . . compelling and joyous' Sunday Times Tara Westover grew up preparing for the end of the world. She was never put in school, never taken to the doctor. She did not even have a birth certificate until she was nine years old. At sixteen, to escape her father's radicalism and a violent older brother, Tara left home. What followed was a struggle for self-invention, a journey that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it. 'It will make your heart soar' Guardian 'Jaw-dropping and inspiring, everyone should read this book' Stylist 'Absolutely superb . . . so gripping I could hardly breathe' Sophie Hannah

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER A BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES , SUNDAY TIMES , GUARDIAN , NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE ' One of the best books I have ever read . . . unbelievably moving' Elizabeth Day 'An extraordinary story, beautifully told' Louise O'Neill 'A memoir to stand alongside the classics . . . compelling and joyous' Sunday Times Tara Westover grew up preparing for the end of the world. She was never put in school, never taken to the doctor. She did not even have a birth certificate until she was nine years old. At sixteen, to escape her father's radicalism and a violent older brother, Tara left home. What followed was a struggle for self-invention, a journey that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it. 'It will make your heart soar' Guardian 'Jaw-dropping and inspiring, everyone should read this book' Stylist 'Absolutely superb . . . so gripping I could hardly breathe' Sophie Hannah

Brought to you by Penguin. Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERA Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)________________________Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn't exist. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.________________________'An amazing story, and truly inspiring. The kind of book everyone will enjoy. IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN YOU'VE HEARD.' - Bill Gates* From one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019* Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards* Recommended as a summer read by Barack Obama, Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe(c) Tara Westover 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

Brought to you by Penguin. Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERA Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent)________________________Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn't exist. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it.________________________'An amazing story, and truly inspiring. The kind of book everyone will enjoy. IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN YOU'VE HEARD.' - Bill Gates* From one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019* Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards* Recommended as a summer read by Barack Obama, Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe(c) Tara Westover 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A memoir to stand alongside the classics by the likes of Jeanette Winterson and Lorna Sage ... compelling and ultimately joyous' Sunday Times ________________________ Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in doctors or hospitals. According to the state and federal government, she didn't exist. As she grew older, her father became more radical, and her brother, more violent. At sixteen Tara decided to educate herself. Her struggle for knowledge would take her far from her Idaho mountains, over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd travelled too far. If there was still a way home. EDUCATED is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes with the severing of the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, from her singular experience Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it. ________________________ * Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards * Recommended as a summer read by Barack Obama, Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER - One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University "Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention."-- The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW - ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR - BILL GATES'S HOLIDAY READING LIST - FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle's Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book - PEN/Jean Stein Book Award - Los Angeles Times Book Prize 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. "Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover's] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?"-- Vogue NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - O: The Oprah Magazine - Time - NPR - Good Morning America - San Francisco Chronicle - The Guardian - The Economist - Financial Times - Newsday - New York Post - theSkimm - Refinery29 - Bloomberg - Self - Real Simple - Town & Country - Bustle - Paste - Publishers Weekly - Library Journal - LibraryReads - Book Riot - Pamela Paul, KQED - New York Public Library

Tara Westover voksede op i en familie, der var voldssomt ræd for Dommedagens komme og brugte al deres tid på at forberede sig på apokalypsen. På papiret eksisterede Tara slet ikke, da hun aldrig fik en dåbsattest, aldrig fik lov til at gå i skole og aldrig kom på hospitalet. Som Tara blev ældre, blev hendes far mere radikal og hendes bror mere voldelig. Da Tara fyldte 16 år, løb hun væk hjemmefra og opdagede den overvældende store verden, der ventede hende udenfor familiens rammer. "Educated" er de utrolige memoirer om en kvindes utrolige liv. "Educated" er en inspirerende historie om den enorme betydning uddannelse kan have på en person, samtidig med at det også er en skræmmende fortælling om, hvad Tara Westover måtte udstå, før hun kunne få lov til at lære.

Tara Westover voksede op i en familie, der var voldssomt ræd for Dommedagens komme og brugte al deres tid på at forberede sig på apokalypsen. På papiret eksisterede Tara slet ikke, da hun aldrig fik en dåbsattest, aldrig fik lov til at gå i skole og aldrig kom på hospitalet. Som Tara blev ældre, blev hendes far mere radikal og hendes bror mere voldelig. Da Tara fyldte 16 år, løb hun væk hjemmefra og opdagede den overvældende store verden, der ventede hende udenfor familiens rammer. "Educated" er de utrolige memoirer om en kvindes utrolige liv. "Educated" er en inspirerende historie om den enorme betydning uddannelse kan have på en person, samtidig med at det også er en skræmmende fortælling om, hvad Tara Westover måtte udstå, før hun kunne få lov til at lære.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER - One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University "Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention."-- The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW - ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR - BILL GATES'S HOLIDAY READING LIST - FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle's Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book - PEN/Jean Stein Book Award - Los Angeles Times Book Prize 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. "Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover's] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?"-- Vogue NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - O: The Oprah Magazine - Time - NPR - Good Morning America - San Francisco Chronicle - The Guardian - The Economist - Financial Times - Newsday - New York Post - theSkimm - Refinery29 - Bloomberg - Self - Real Simple - Town & Country - Bustle - Paste - Publishers Weekly - Library Journal - LibraryReads - Book Riot - Pamela Paul, KQED - New York Public Library

"Educated" er den overraskende, sande historie om forfatterens ekstreme dannelsesrejse, der førte hende langt væk fra alt hun kendte og vidste. Tara Westover var sytten år gammel første gang hun så et klasseværelse. Hun blev født i Idahos bjerge og voksede op afskærmet fra resten af verden. Hendes forældre, to survivalister besat af idéen om konstant at være parat til naturkatastrofer, kaos, uheld og apokalypsen, gav Tara en barndom med stabler af hjemmekonserverede ferskner på dåse og en altid pakket taske til nødsituationer under sengen. Alt fra sår og hjernerystelser til brændsår fra eksplosioner blev behandlet med naturmedicin og healing. Familien var så isoleret fra omverdenen, at ingen sikrede sig at familiens børn modtog en uddannelse - og ingen greb ind, da en af Taras brødre blev voldelig. I "Educated" fortæller Tara alt om sin utrolige kamp for selvopfindelse og om det videbegær, der fik hende til at rejse ind til byen, lære sig selv nok matematik, grammatik og videnskab til at tage optagelsesprøven til universitetet, for derefter at studere psykologi, politik, filosofi og historie i sin jagt på at lære alt, der var at vide om omverdenen.

"Educated" er den overraskende, sande historie om forfatterens ekstreme dannelsesrejse, der førte hende langt væk fra alt hun kendte og vidste. Tara Westover var sytten år gammel første gang hun så et klasseværelse. Hun blev født i Idahos bjerge og voksede op afskærmet fra resten af verden. Hendes forældre, to survivalister besat af idéen om konstant at være parat til naturkatastrofer, kaos, uheld og apokalypsen, gav Tara en barndom med stabler af hjemmekonserverede ferskner på dåse og en altid pakket taske til nødsituationer under sengen. Alt fra sår og hjernerystelser til brændsår fra eksplosioner blev behandlet med naturmedicin og healing. Familien var så isoleret fra omverdenen, at ingen sikrede sig at familiens børn modtog en uddannelse - og ingen greb ind, da en af Taras brødre blev voldelig. I "Educated" fortæller Tara alt om sin utrolige kamp for selvopfindelse og om det videbegær, der fik hende til at rejse ind til byen, lære sig selv nok matematik, grammatik og videnskab til at tage optagelsesprøven til universitetet, for derefter at studere psykologi, politik, filosofi og historie i sin jagt på at lære alt, der var at vide om omverdenen.