Tara Westover. EDUCATED: A Memoir. HarperCollins, 2018.
An uplifting story of an horrific childhood, in a Mormon family in Idaho. Physical violence. Blind denial, on the part of victims, abusers, witnesses, parents. And how escaping to an education helps the narrator see the mental health issues behind the extremist ranting and negativity. How it took her years to free herself because the convoluted logic of the ties that bound her were knotted with love. A story of hope hiding in the form of friends, boyfriends, roommates, professors, tutor/mentors, reading, writing, and travel. And the sadness of shunning and character assassination from those still trapped in the lies.
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