Tara Westover
Raised by survivalist parents who forbade formal schooling and modern medicine, one woman discovers the liberating but painful power of education to forge her own identity.
Gaining knowledge gives you the power to break free from the rigid certainties imposed by others.
Achieving independence often requires the painful sacrifice of distancing yourself from the people you love.
Memory is highly subjective and can be manipulated by abusers to maintain control over their victims.
A formal education provides not just academic facts but the vital social and cultural context needed to navigate the wider world.