The award-winning literary thriller from one of Italy's most exciting feminist writers, for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Elena Ferrante and Sarah Moss One morning, a teacher disappears into the woods. As whispers fill her classroom and relatives scour the streets, she melts into a wild landscape - a darkly entrancing place where boars roam free, silver birches tower overhead and the air is filled with ancient bird calls. Sinking into a bed of moss, she tries to escape the shocking news of a pupil's death. Back in town, behind shuttered windows and on factory floors, the mystery takes hold. Who is Silvia really? A teacher of rare kindness, living outside of other people's expectations, or a solitary misfit without a family to call her own? When a local child stumbles upon her hiding place, it seems like the search might be over. But what happens when the missing do not want to be found? PRAISE FOR UNTOLD LESSONS: 'Vivid, beguiling and needle-sharp . . . stirs out darkest impulses' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb 'Mysterious and elegant, full of fears and tenderness' Veronica Raimo, author of Lost on Me 'Satisfying and deeply felt' Irish Times 'A beautifully crafted feminist fable' World Literature Today 'An intense literary thriller that subverts expectations' Dazed

"A satisfying and deeply felt novel" - Irish Times

"An intense literary thriller that subverts expectations by allowing its victims to have complexity and agency, forcing us to ask whether it's a good idea to pry into the inner-lives of those who do socially taboo things" - Dazed

"A strong debut by an emerging novelist and a loving work of restitution" - TLS

"A compelling exploration of personal growth and self-discovery. Vaglio's ability to blend introspective storytelling with deep emotional resonance is evident throughout this novel. The narrative delves into the complexities of life's unspoken lessons and the impact they have on personal transformation . . . lyrical prose and insightful character development create a moving and thought-provoking reading experience" - Glamour Magazine

"Untold Lessons is a beautifully crafted feminist fable that not only confronts patriarchy but also raises the question of whether one can ever fully escape the trauma, alienation, and guilt that come with possessing a human form" - World Literature Today

"A powerful exploration of the fragility of the ties that bind us to society and loved ones" - Marie Claire

"A dark literary thriller . . . In her prose, the natural world becomes something out of a fairy tale, escapist and dangerous" - The London Magazine

"A debut novel from one of Italy's most exciting new feminist authors - a tantalising thriller that will keep any reader on their toes" - Service95

"A book full of upended expectations . . . shuttling between characters to create a matrix of voices, relationships, gossip and guilt" - Guardian

"A fictionalised retelling of a true incident and a heartbreaking story about individual choices and their consequences - some of which we don't understand until it's too late.Set in the 1970s Italian countryside, the novel has a cast of characters that are immersed in fear, guilt and past trauma" - New Statesman

"Beautiful . . . A rare study of communal grief that continually finds new ways to describe old sentiments." - Telegraph