Memoirist Retraces Her Journey From Survivalist Childhood To Cambridge Ph.D. : NPR

Growing up, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn't go to school. She writes about her transition into the mainstream in Educated. Originally broadcast Feb. 20, 2018.

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