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 our 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

'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 Ashby

What 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?

'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

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 our 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

'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 Ashby

What 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?

'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