Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself.

The 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.

Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father’s junkyard. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills bag”. Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. You can read this before Educated PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Educated written by Tara Westover which was published in. It is a story that encourages profound reflection in each of us as to how we become who we are once we step outside the shadows of family.Brief Summary of Book: Educated by Tara Westover While Educated is heart-wrenching at times, there are also incredibly tender moments of a brother leaving behind a beloved choir music CD for a sister, and her studying at a borrowed desk working toward her education. I am grateful that such stories are being published as they are the stories that need to be heard. Fundamentalism occurs throughout many major religions. In fact, I hardly see it as a story of Mormonism at all, only a subtext that lingers in the background. The story of the Westovers is just one of many who lived through a recession, in economic hardship, with limited education, and mental illness. It is also ironically about understanding how a small subset of those controlling media outlets hardly shows the full picture of what it means to be an American. It is not just about gender politics, racial wars, or gun control. Stories such as Westover’s remind us of the privilege of education, and opportunities, and the real meaning of diversity.