{"product_id":"9781628729054","title":"Private Confessions","description":"\u003cb\u003eAvailable again from the Bergman centenary comes an elegant novel structured as a series of five \"conversations\" that reveal Bergman's mastery of dialogue and gift for setting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevisiting the autobiographical themes he first explored in his novel \u003ci\u003eBest Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e, Ingmar Bergman's \u003ci\u003ePrivate Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e presents the relationship between Anna, an impetuous young woman, and her husband Henrik, a somber pastor, living in 1920s Sweden. Imprisoned in a stifling marriage, which she rushed into against her mother's wishes, Anna begins an affair with Tomas, a theology student. While she seems to find in her affair the pleasure that is lacking in her marriage, Anna is soon overcome with guilt and engages in a series of \"confessions\" to those closest to her--her childhood pastor, her mother, her best friend, even her husband. Each conversation reveals more of what drove Anna to her infidelity: a loveless marriage, a search of forgiveness, a questioning of God yet a need to have faith in something. However, with each successive conversation we also come to realize that Anna can obtain neither solace nor absolution from her confessors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With the vividly poetic imagery and dialog one would expect from Bergman, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e poignantly explores the complexities of human relationships and the universal need for love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036959916272,"sku":"9781628729054","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628729054_p0.jpg?v=1763867748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628729054","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}