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“An unforgettable, unflinching glimpse into a mind driven to murder” (San Francisco Chronicle) – the number-one national best seller from Stephen King about a housekeeper with a long-hidden secret from her past…one that tests her own will to survive.
Dolores Claiborne is suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, and when the police question her, she tells the story of her life, harkening back to her disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband 30 years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera’s physical and mental decline and how she became emotionally demanding in recent years.
Given a voice as compelling as any in contemporary fiction, the strange intimacy between Dolores and Vera – and the link that binds them – unfolds in Dolores’ account. Dolores Claiborne is “a literary triumph. The finest of King novels…a plot of enormous energy…. Read this book.” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
ð Miki101.Micha –
Dolores Claiborne – a real masterpiece Mr King has written…
…here – a dialogue as some kind of monologue. Where questions from the second party only appear in the answers of the main character, Dolores Claiborne.All but accused to have murdered Vera Donovan – the old crone, obviously immobile and halfway down the Alzheimer path, she has a confession of her own to make. Listen well, write down everything and register on tape – such a surprise You won’t get every day.Dolores tells the whole story of her life – about her work, her children and her husband Joe. Who is creating a lot of trouble for that hard working woman, on top of the mostly verbal abuse from Vera Donovan. But when something oh so cruel, oh so unspeakable is happening in her family, it is Vera who moves the right cogs in Dolores’ brain. And gives her a helping hand – but only from some mile away. Right on the day of the eclipse someone will pay for combining great mischief, the greatest…, only difficult to imagine.There were questions, that time after the eclipse, oh there were! But Dolores stood up to all of them. Until now…This book cannot be called a thriller – but the tension rises with every word Dolores is giving to the listeners. In her original New England fisherwoman’s dialect, right from the deepest, darkest places of her heart she lays her life and destiny into the hands of the law. And the law is judging now the death of Vera Donovan. Nothing that may have happened earlier counts here…A real masterpiece, one of the best from the Kingster – and a very fine movie, too.
Marianna –
One of the King’s Best
I love this book, it’s a great story. well written. and with a great twist. The narration is unique,
SwissBarb –
Un incredibile monologo
Un incredibile monologo che trasmette tanta umanità e sensazioni a fior di pelle
Cliente Amazon –
Libro che tutti dovrebbero leggere!
Il libro lo conosco. Acquistato da regalare per Natale. Una storia meravigliosa. Il libro mi è stato consegnato prima del previsto.
Evolah –
Riduttivo confinarlo in un genere
Splendido romanzo a tutto tondo sulla durezza della vita, specie per le donne. Grande capacità di penetrazione psicologica e di dare un senso non banale al quotidiano
S. DAVIDSON –
This is absolutely one of my favourite books! Literally couldn’t putnit down!
Anna Theresa Almeida –
A leitura flui a ponto de vc conseguir ler em um dia se for feriado ou fds. Adorei o livro!Foi meu primeiro do Stephen King e foi uma boa escolha para começar.Quanto ao produto em si, conforme as fotos q postei, é uma edição econômica, com aquelas folhas tipo jornal, capa mais frágil etc…Acho q vale a pena mesmo assim, é só ter um pouco mais de cuidado.
Manuel –
El libro llegó con daños en la portada.La historia es cautivadora.
Linda –
Took me 2 days to read this book that doesn’t have any chapters. I just couldn’t stop. Easily in top 5 of all King’s book I’ve read and that’s quite the pile!Delivered fast without problem and just as described! Read it
Squeaky Joe –
When Vera Donovan dies suddenly, her housekeeper Dolores is ready to tell her version of what happened, but with gossip and long-standing suspicions about how her own husband died, Dolores needs to put things straight, so her story is going to be told her way and itâs going to include pretty much everything.This has been on my bookshelf for ages, so I thought it was about time I got around to it. Having never seen the movie version (and knowing how much Hollywood can mess up a story), I wanted to get the original under my belt first. Stephen Kingâs reputation as a horror writer is perhaps a little over done, as some of his books have very little to do with the genre. This is one of those stories thatâs centred around relationships rather than spooky stuff, and while there are some pretty gory details and a good few images thatâll likely stay with me for weeks to come, itâs definitely not a book for scaring folk.Unusually, Mr King takes a different approach with this book and instead of chapters, he just writes the whole thing through from start to finish with no breaks. Told from the point of view of the main character and in her very distinctive voice, we hear about her children, her home life and her difficult marriage to Joe, but itâs her love/hate relationship with Vera and how the two womenâs lives connect through the years and impact (especially) on Dolores, that make this such a powerful and moving tale.The writing and Kingâs use of language is superb and had me hooked from page one, demonstrating the authorâs continuing and ever-growing talents as a storyteller. With a unique and strong central character, this is a thought-provoking tale that Iâll remember for a very long time.NB After writing this, I took a look at the trailer for the movie Dolores Claiborne, and much as I love Kathy Bates, itâs clear that itâs a very different kettle of fish to the book, so much so, that I think I can safely say Iâm never going to watch it.