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Confessions

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  1. The title of two well-known autobiographies: that of Augustine from the fourth century, describing his early years and his conversion to Christianity, and that of the eighteenth-century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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“Bringing Confessions II back to where it began was such a thrill,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The city was the one-time home of Augustine, whose autobiographical "Confessions" is a seminal work within the Christian tradition.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Writer who was best-known for her 2000 novel, Confessions of a Shopaholic, the comic saga of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist and serial shopper.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The first two novels in her eight-book Shopaholic series were adapted for the 2009 film Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

November 12 Confessions It’s time to tell Mother why misery keeps pouncing on me.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

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