Dolores Claiborne
Thrilling suspense from the No. 1 bestseller
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4.3 • 51 Ratings
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Publisher Description
King's Number One bestselling suspense novel, 'a compelling masterpiece' (Sunday Telegraph) about a housekeeper with a long-hidden secret from her past.
The sheets . . . had to be hung perfectly. She'd go to that window, year in and year out and yell at me: 'Six pins, now, Dolores! You mind me, now . . . I'm counting, and my eyes are just as good now as they ever were!
When Vera Donovan is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, the police want to question her housekeeper Dolores Claiborne.
And Dolores does have a confession to make. But it's not what the police are expecting to hear as they listen to her life story - a story which hearkens back to her abusive marriage and the suspicious death of her husband in the small Maine community of Little Tall Island.
Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell. And you'd better pay attention or else.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Described by the publisher as a companion piece to King's last book, Gerald's Game , this new novel surpasses it in every way, and shows that King, even without the trappings of horror and suspense, is a magnificent storyteller whose greatest strength has always been characterization. His sterling title character this time out is a Maine woman in her 60s who made a living as a housekeeper and now is under suspicion in the death of her senile employer, Vera Donovan, who fell down a flight of stairs. Did Dolores push her? Responding to the charges against her, Dolores recounts her life in a tightly woven narrative that is beguiling and touching at the appropriate moments. The friendship between these two lonely women ``livin' on a little chunk of rock off the Maine coast'' was the anchor of both their lives, and it soon becomes clear that Dolores didn't kill Vera. But she freely acknowledges--30 years after the fact--that she did kill her husband, Joe, during a solar eclipse on July 20, 1963, ``my day for seein' eyes everywhere.'' Presenting Dolores's story in her own remarkable colloquial voice, King brings readers face to face with a goodhearted, lovable woman whose honesty is ultimately unforgettable. 1.5 million first printing; BOMC main selection.
Customer Reviews
Love it!!!!
Watched the film, read the book, bought the eBook! This is a great book which you will not want to put down. It's about an abused woman, something King hasn't done before which originally got me to read the book and I read it in a day!!!! Well worth adding to any library!!!!!
An excellently subtle story.
Don't be fooled, this isn't what Stephen King is famed for with his usual horror style tales. As much as I also love his super natural thrillers etc this is the story of a normal lady living a normal life with the everyday horrors people live with across the world. It is an unusual read in that there are no chapters/paragraphs (in the paperback anyway), it is one continuous text which may put some readers off but as the premise is the main character recalling her life it seems very appropriate. I recommend it wholeheartedly and also recommend Gerald's Game as there is a small connection between the two.