Educated : A Memoir -

A devout, paranoid survivalist who manages a scrapyard. His suspected bipolar disorder and radical beliefs dictate the family's extreme lifestyle.

Inspired by an older brother who went to college, Westover taught herself enough algebra and grammar to pass the ACT and enter Brigham Young University at age 17. Educated : A memoir

A midwife and herbal healer who, despite moments of independence, remains loyal to her husband’s ideologies and fails to protect her children from domestic abuse. A devout, paranoid survivalist who manages a scrapyard

Her father’s deep mistrust of the government meant she never attended school, lacked a birth certificate until age nine, and received no traditional medical care. despite moments of independence

A violent and manipulative figure whose physical and emotional abuse of Tara is a central source of conflict and trauma.