Books by Tara Westover
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Tara Westover's moving memoir about her upbringing among Mormon survivalists, and her subsequent decision to leave them to undertake further education, serves as a shocking examination of domestic violence and the unreliability of memory. It is also a paean to the power of education and its transformative capabilities.
Educated debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and was shortlisted for a number of awards, including the LA Times Book Prize, PEN America's Jean Stein Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle award for autobiography.
Interviews where books by Tara Westover were recommended
The best books on Coping With Failure, recommended by Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learnt from Things Going Wrong, explains how the road to success truly is paved with failure—and why we must learn to deal with it better.
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Educated: A Memoir
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The Day That Went Missing: A Family's Story
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All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
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What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood
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Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
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Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over
by Nell Painter
The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel
The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel
An increasing diversity of voices and willingness to experiment has heralded a new golden age of autobiography, says literary critic Laurie Hertzel. Here she highlights the very best: the six memoirs recently shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
