Dolores Claiborne Formats: Hardcover/Paperback/Audio/Movie/DVD First Edition Release Date: 1993
Synopsis:
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.
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Posted By: King's Fane - 05/11/2009 - 6:13 AM EST
this was one of the best stories i had ever read;especially when we know that here horror is mixed with a little comedy(dolores always washed her mistress's shit from walls).
Posted By: Constant Reader - 01/21/2009 - 12:38 PM EST
This was a great book! The movie was great also. Kathy Bates was the perfect choice. Her & I share the same last name now that I am remarried. Yes, I married a man with the last name Bates. First name is not Norman. After my divorce, my favorite thing to say was, "Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to." Needless to say I was single for 8 years. It was great! Thanks!
Posted By: Nahyan - 01/14/2009 - 3:15 AM EST
Great in characterization and literary expertise but low in thrills, heart attacks and grip than his other works
Posted By: Val* - 12/27/2008 - 6:17 PM EST
This is definitely one of my favourite books. I love it, it's one of the best, and I love the character of Dolores Claiborne.
Posted By: Croaton - 12/09/2008 - 12:08 PM EST
I'm just busy rediscovering this book by way of the audiobook read by the wonderful Frances Sternhagen. I am wondering, however, why some names are different than in the original version. Take John Marshall, who is Frank Marshall on the CD, or Rick Thibodeau, who becomes a Gerry ... Not a big deal, I know, but why the deviations?
