Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End Times, but according to the government, she didn't exist. She wasn't registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never been in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became increasingly radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In that decision, she discovered both the transformative power of education and the price she had to pay for it.