Colin Dayan’s brief but explosive memoir of her relationship to her mother should find a place among the more indelible life histories of the last several years. Unlike Jeannette Wall’s “The Glass Castle” or Tara Westover’s “Educated,” riveting accounts of tormented childhoods, and unlike... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-05 16:00:00 UTC ]
Bart van Es' The Cut Out Girl (Fig Tree) and Tara Westover's Educated (Hutchinson) have been shortlisted for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barack Obama has revealed that Tara Westover’s Educated, Michael Ondaatje's Warlight and An American Marriage by Tayari Jones are among his favourite summer reads of 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A remarkable tale of the importance of education by Tara Westover is destined for big things, predicts Caroline Sanderson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]