Untold Lessons

Author: Tanet, Maddalena Vaglio

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 3 July 2025 by PUSHKIN PRESS in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 272 pages
197 x 129 x 23 | 242g

'Vivid, beguiling and needle-sharp. An unmissable literary thriller' Lucy Rose'Rich and evocative, slippery and strange. I was hooked from the very first page' Chloë AshbyWhat happens when the missing don't want to be found?One morning, a teacher vanishes into the woods. As whispers fill her classroom, she melts into a shadowy wilderness, where the air hums with ancient birdsong and a blanket of moss covers her tracks.

Back in town, the mystery deepens. Who is Silvia really? An inscrutable misfit without a husband, devoted to her students until tragedy strikes. When a young boy stumbles upon her hiding place, it seems the search may be over. But is Silvia ready to return?Praise for Untold Lessons:'Satisfying and deeply felt' Irish Times'Mysterious and elegant' Veronica Raimo'A strong debut by an emerging novelist and a loving work of restitution' TLS'Moving and thought-provoking' Glamour Magazine'One of Italy's most exciting new feminist authors' Service95'Beautiful. . . a rare study of communal grief' Telegraph'A book full of upended expectations' Guardian