Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen Kingliterary work· published 1992
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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]) : https://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/dolores_claiborne.html
Adaptations (1)
Dolores Claiborne was adapted into a 1995 film.
Dolores Claiborne1995 · film · 132 min · dir. Taylor Hackford · IMDb ↗Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
