#1NEWYORKTIMES,WALLSTREETJOURNAL,ANDBOSTONGLOBEBESTSELLER-Oneofthemostacclaimedbooksofourtime:anunforgettablememoiraboutayoungwomanwho,keptoutofschool,leaveshersurvivalistfamilyandgoesontoearnaPhDfromCambridgeUniversity“Extraordinary...anactofcourageandself-invention.“--TheNewYorkTimesNAMEDONEOFTHETENBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYTHENEWYORKTIMESBOOKREVIEW-ONEOFPRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA’SFAVORITEBOOKSOFTHEYEAR-BILLGATES’SHOLIDAYREADINGLIST-FINALIST:NationalBookCriticsCircle’sAwardInAutobiographyandJohnLeonardPrizeForBestFirstBook-PEN/JeanSteinBookAward-LosAngelesTimesBookPrizeBorntosurvivalistsinthemountainsofIdaho,TaraWestoverwasseventeenthefirsttimeshesetfootinaclassroom.Herfamilywassoisolatedfrommainstreamsocietythattherewasnoonetoensurethechildrenreceivedaneducation,andnoonetointervenewhenoneofTara’solderbrothersbecameviolent.Whenanotherbrothergothimselfintocollege,Taradecidedtotryanewkindoflife.Herquestforknowledgetransformedher,takingheroveroceansandacrosscontinents,toHarvardandtoCambridgeUniversity.Onlythenwouldshewonderifshe’dtraveledtoofar,iftherewasstillawayhome.“Beautifulandpropulsive...Despitethesingularityof[Westover’s]childhood,thequestionsherbookposesareuniversal:Howmuchofourselvesshouldwegivetothosewelove?Andhowmuchmustwebetraythemtogrowup?“--VogueONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEAR:TheWashingtonPost,O:TheOprahMagazine,Time,NPR,GoodMorningAmerica,SanFranciscoChronicle,TheGuardian,TheEconomist,FinancialTimes,Newsday,NewYorkPost,theSkimm,Refinery29,Bloomberg,Self,RealSimple,Town&Country,Bustle,Paste,PublishersWeekly,LibraryJournal,LibraryReads,BookRiot,PamelaPaul,KQED,NewYorkPublicLibrary
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