Add to cart buy now add to wishlist remove from wishlist. Dolores claiborne is a 1995 american psychological thriller drama film directed by taylor hackford and starring kathy bates, jennifer jason leigh, and david strathairn. Dolores claiborne has a confession to make she will take her time. Dolores claiborne starring kathy bates and jennifer jason leigh from castle rock powerful. The theme of the book was the evil that men do to women and how women must stick together when men do evil. Dolores claiborne kathy bates is found looming with a rolling pin over her employer, vera donovan judy parfitt, a frail old woman who has. On a hot july day in 1963,while a total eclipse of the sun darkened the skies over the central portion of the state of maine, dolores claibornes drunkard, abusive husband mysteriously plunged into a well and was killed.
Dolores claiborne project gutenberg selfpublishing. Dolores claiborne by stephen king, first edition abebooks. Will do it her way, sparing neither details nor feelings. Dolores claibornes voice is strong and believable in everything that happens in her life. May 03, 2016 dolores claiborne is not a typical piece of sk work but it is a very good read.
Like a frightening situation from one of the mans own novels, no power on earth can apparently stop the zombielike progression of stephen king books to the screen. Hardcover paperback audio movie dvd first edition release date. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. 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.
When she is indicted for the elderly womans murder, dolores daughter selena returns from new york, where she has become a bigshot reporter. Dolores had worked for the recently deceased vera donovan. The script worked well, as did the overall flow of the story. And with dolores claiborne now almost forgotten by the more. Sep 18, 2017 dolores claiborne is interesting because the entire book is essentially the narrative of a woman whos been arrested for murder. In a small new england town, dolores claiborne kathy bates works as a housekeeper for the rich but heartless vera donovan judy parfitt.
We ship usps media mail to ensure timely and accurate delivery direct to you. Dolores claiborne works as a maid for a wealthy woman in remote maine. As jessie burlingame lies handcuffed to her bed in geralds game p. He is the recipient of the 2014 national medal of arts and the 2003. Kings first novel to be told entirely in first person, and without chapter breaks something he hadnt tried since cujo dolores claiborne takes. Dolores claiborne kathy bates is found looming with a rolling pin over her employer, vera donovan judy parfitt, a frail old woman who has just taken an eventually fatal tumble down. 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. The book was released by viking in november of 1992 the novel, along with geralds game, was originally conceived as part of a larger work intended to be titled in the path of the eclipse. More of a mystery than a horror novel, dolores claiborne contains only the briefest glances at the supernatural. Dolores claiborne is the woman, and her story of how she killed her husband, and the consequences, proves a seductively suspenseful, if quieter, complement to jessie. Suspected of killing vera donovan, her wealthy employer, dolores claiborne tells police the story of her life. Dolores claiborne is interesting because the entire book is essentially the narrative of a woman whos been arrested for murder.
With kathy bates, jennifer jason leigh, christopher plummer, judy parfitt. The story of dolores is told by her to three police officers and it covers the entire book. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of dolores claiborne by stephen king. Stephen king is a magician at creating colorful characters and at spinning a yarn that casts a spell over the reader. Revisiting the film of stephen kings dolores claiborne. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. When vera turns up dead, dolores is accused of killing her elderly employer so her estranged daughter, selena jennifer jason leigh, a wellrespected new york city journalist, decides to visit her. Stephen king has made his reputation in the horror genre, but with geralds game 1992 and now dolores claiborne, king has constructed novels that are short on supernatural horror and long on. Described by the publisher as a companion piece to kings last book, geralds game, this new novel surpasses it in every way, and shows that king, even. Goodreads members who liked dolores claiborne also liked. First published in 1992, and now a major motion picture, the book follows a woman trying to clear her name after shes accused of murdering her wealthy employer.
More information about this seller contact this seller 24. Dolores claiborne, an opinionated 65yearold widow living on the tiny maine community of little tall island, is suspected of murdering her wealthy, elderly employer, vera donovan. Described by the publisher as a companion piece to kings last book, geralds game, this new novel surpasses it in every way, and shows that king, even without the trappings of horror and suspense, i. Under a gray and brooding sky, stephen kings maine brings forth yet another labyrinthine tragedy in dolores claiborne. Dolores claiborne has a story to tell and youd better pay attention. Stephen kings dolores claiborne is unique among his works, a novel told as an elderly womans lengthy confession. The woman who confesses to the murder of her husband joe st. Find books like dolores claiborne from the worlds largest community of readers. In this book, stephen king creates one of his most memorable characters, and her voice elevates this book from good to great.
It is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by stephen king. Both are tales of women in the path of the eclipse, and. Dolores claiborne is the 32nd book published by stephen king. We join her in the interview room at the local police station as she explains what happened, and i cant actually tell you too much more than that without spoiling the plot whats cool here is that despite the entire book being essentially just dolores. The novel is presented as a transcript of her statement, told to the local constable and a stenographer. The finest of king novelsa plot of enormous energyread this book milwaukee journal sentinel. Buy a cheap copy of dolores claiborne book by stephen king. Complete summary of stephen kings dolores claiborne. Its written in 1st person with no chapters or breaks in the book. The movie revolves around dolores relationship with her daughter, selena.
The plot focuses on the strained relationship between a mother and her daughter, largely told through flashbacks, after her daughter arrives to her remote hometown. Dolores claiborne is not your typical steven king vehicle, its a straight drama with haunting imagery and horrifying secrets. Dolores claiborne is a 1992 psychological thriller novel by stephen king. Its funny, gripping, moving, and utterly spellbinding in its depiction of a working wife and mother. It was made into a 1995 film presented as a text transcription of a voice recording by the police, the story introduces dolores claiborne, formerly st. The nonsupernatural movies based on king stories stand by me, misery, the shawshank. Claiborne, her maiden name which she reassumes after joes death, is derived from old english, meaning born of clay. The entire plot seemed to revolve around a solar eclipse, and it took forever to unfold. As one might imagine, dolores claiborne was the star of her own monologue.
This is a horror story, all right, but not a supernatural one. Atypically for a king novel, it has no chapters, doublespacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks. George, an elderly maid from little tall island, off the coast of maine. She married a drunk who couldnt keep a job, when she was 18 years old because she was pregnant. The plot of dolores claiborne itself is rather ordinary. An extended monologue told in a rural maine dialect, dolores claiborne is a departure for king stylistically, though thematically it travels familiar ground. The book was released by viking in november of 1992.
George would take back her birth name, dolores claiborne, and she tells her story in the pages that follow. Aug 23, 2012 as one might imagine, dolores claiborne was the star of her own monologue. Dolores claiborne is a psychological thriller with horror elements by stephen edwin king. A bigcity reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid. Dolores claiborne is a telling choice for the name of his heroine. Book is in stock, and you can be assured that this book will be packaged well and shipped promptly. This study guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of dolores claiborne. Dolores claiborne is not a typical piece of sk work but it is a very good read. Generally classified as either a psychological thriller or crime fiction or suspense or mystery, the 1995 film dolores claiborne, which was based on the bestselling book by stephen king, is often considered underrated and undernoticed. His epic works the dark tower and it are the basis for major motion pictures. Dolores claiborne ebook by stephen king 9781501141188. This particular novel is definitely not one of kings best written. It was the bestselling novel of 1992 in the united states. Stephen king is a magician at creating colorful characters and at spinning a yarn that casts a spell over the.
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