To give you some perspective of the setting where both books take place and why I’m very much interested in them, you need to know that the Westovers are from Clifton, Idaho (population 301 in 2018). Like many of you, I read Tara’s memoir, Educated, a couple of years ago and re-read it right after reading LaRee’s book–in preparation for this review. Is it all true? That’s what I really wanted to know when I agreed to read LaRee’s memoir. Mother LaRee Westover has recently authored her memoir, Educating, to “tell the story of my life as I really lived it and not in the dramatically fictionalized way others, based on my daughter’s book, are telling it for me.”Ĭlick image to buy your copy of Educated. In fact, they dispute much of what’s been written about them.
See my disclosure policy.Īs you might imagine, from a parental and sibling perspective, Tara’s family is upset with the book being printed, with the story being told. At no cost to you, I may receive a small commission from purchases. Note: This article contains affiliate links. It’s labeled as a memoir, a story of childhood abuse and the author’s remarkable rise in education, eventually earning her PhD despite a lack of formal education in her home growing up. As of February 2020, it’s been on the New York Times best-seller list for two years and has been translated into 45 languages. Many of us have read Educated, a memoir by Tara Westover, published by Random House.
There are two sides to every story, and yet there can still be few answers to discern the truth.
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