![]() "I never really think about counterfactuals," Westover ( tells Here & Now's Robin Young, on what might have happened if she was raised differently. Westover taught herself algebra, aced the entrance exams and went from Brigham Young University to the University of Cambridge in England, and then to Harvard University as a visiting fellow. Another brother encouraged her to get out. One brother beat her and called her a whore, while her mother looked the other way. ![]() Everyone suffered terrible injuries in their dad's junkyard. She and her siblings had no friends and no formal schooling. One book that's on most "best of the year" lists - including that of Time magazine, Bill Gates and the Obamas - is Tara Westover's " Educated." In the memoir, Westover recounts growing up in and ultimately leaving behind an extreme survivalist Mormon family in Idaho. ![]() (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 3 years old.Įditor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on April 1, 2022.
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