Dolores (Susann novel)
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Cover of Dolores | |
| Author | Jacqueline Susann |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell/Transworld Publishers Limited |
Publication date | 1976 |
| ISBN | 0-552-10538-4 |
Dolores (1976) is Jacqueline Susann's last novel. It is a thinly veiled presentation on the life of Jacqueline Kennedy. It was published in 1976.[1] A condensed version of the novel was published in the Ladies' Home Journal, under the title "Jackie by Jackie." When her severe illness prevented Susann from completing Dolores, her close friend and fellow writer Rex Reed anonymously took over. the novel was published posthumously.[2]
Plot
From the cover:
It is the intense, tragic story of Dolores Ryan, the beautiful and fashionable young widow of an assassinated American President. After his death, Dolores finds herself too poor to sustain her extravagant tastes and too lonely to be fulfilled as a woman. The novel details her quest for money and for men.[3]
At one point in the novel, Dolores is compared to Jacqueline Kennedy, as another widowed wife of a U.S. president.
References
- ↑ Clifford, Garry (1976-08-09). "Mr. Jacqueline Susann Honors His Late Wife by Hawking Her Final Book". People. 6 (6).
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/01/04/home/susann-dolores.html
- ↑ "Dolores [Hardcover]". Amazon. Retrieved 23 April 2012.