Educated is a surprise of a memoir.
The author weaves a backstory that applies to the book's title, about how she rose from the backwoods of a home schooled mountain education and progressed to be both a visiting fellow at Harvard University and earn a PhD in history from Cambridge University in England.
However the story is so much more than that. Tara is the survivor of severe emotional abuse by her mentally ill father, and physical abuse at the hands of one of her brothers. Her mother ignores Tara's trauma and supports both her husband's and son's behavior. Tara ultimately survives the abuse and is able to progress her education by retreating into herself, and by eventually seeking therapy at the recommendation of her academic mentors who recognize both her talent and her need for help.
I recommend this book for those who want to read a story about survival in the face of extreme adversity.
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