- Women, Intimacy (Psychology), Confession, Fiction
Suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, Dolores Claiborne tells police the story of her life, harkening back to her disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband, Joe St. George, thirty years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera's physical and mental decline and of her loyalty to an employer who has become emotionally demanding in recent years. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/dolores_claiborne.html
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- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Stephen King
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 307
- Publisher
- New English Library, Hodder Paperback, Penguin USA, Inc.
- Editions
- 51
- Language
- Russian, German, English, French
- ISBN
- 9781982197094
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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to A
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