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Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne (1992)

307 pages 3.3/5 Goodreads

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][1]) [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/dolores_claiborne.html

Author: Stephen King

ISBN: 9780787106430

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Police brutality Self-harm / suicide (depicted) (referenced)Sexual assault / rape
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