The Art of Confession

About the Book

The Art of Confession is about the human heart and how it can hold onto its secrets as a means of preserving the past. The Art of Confession speaks to how the unlocking of those secrets can become the key to our deepest potential for love and forgiveness. Philip K. Abernathy tells his story through recalling his relationship with his friend Oliver Boswell and Oliver’s step-sister Silva. The story is set in Westfall, a small town outside Boston Massachusetts, in Bologna, a city in Northern Italy, and in Boston.

About the Author

Matthew T. Baker received his BA in international relations from Dickinson College, an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University in 1996 and a Masters in Counseling and Psychology from Prescott College in 1999. In 1998 he co-founded the Metropolitan Arts Institute, a high school for the performing and visual arts located in Phoenix Arizona. This is his first novel.