{
  "id": 8010872,
  "title": "After ‘Educated,’ Tara Westover revisits a family split in memoir ‘Brothers and Sisters’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/after-educated-tara-westover-revisits-a-family-split-in-memoir",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:02:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/09/17/after-educated-tara-westover-revisits-a-family-split-in-memoir-brothers-and-sisters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly a decade after her immensely successful memoir \"Educated,\" author Tara Westover has released \"Brothers and Sisters,\" a follow-up that delves into the discord within her family caused by the controversy surrounding her debut. A Random House announcement revealed the release date for \"Brothers and Sisters\" to be April 13. In her second memoir, Westover recounts the rivalry between her parents and their differing perspectives on her account of her upbringing in a Mormon survivalist family in Idaho, including allegations of physical abuse by an older sibling. Westover's experiences, which garnered immense praise and became an award-winning bestseller, have sparked conversations about the nature of memory and storytelling among family members.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Tara Westover's second memoir 'Brothers and Sisters' released on April 13",
    "Book explores family discord caused by 'Educated' controversy",
    "Westover recounts parent rivalry, sibling abuse allegations"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}