Tara Westover was born in the state of Idaho in 1986. He began his studies at Brigham Young University when he was sixteen years old, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in art in 2008. Gracias a varias becas, I was able to continue my studies and obtain a posgrad at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 2009. After a year at Harvard University, he earned a master's degree in philosophy and a bachelor's degree in history in 2014. Currently, he resides in London.

La educación is su primer libro, which has been translated into over a hundred languages and praised by both readers and critics. According to The New York Times, BBC, Daily Express, Library Journal, and Entertainment Weekly, it is one of the year's most important books, and it has appeared on bestseller lists since its release.