Carrol Wolverton

Freud in St. Augustine: a Novel of Homelessness & Wealth in the Nation's Oldest City Carrol Wolverton

Publisher Marketing: Like tales set in the South? Like St. Augustine? Like history? You will love Bobby Marcos' story of survival among the poor and the rich. He was fine growing up in Waycross until he turned seventeen and strange voices started telling him to do things. Worm-like watchers crawled all over. His grades plunged and school personnel told his parents to get help. Nothing worked, not even constant Southern Baptist prayer sessions. His family populated with characters did little, and his father cussed on. Bobby takes off into his beloved Okefenokee Swamp that welcomes him. The ever-infringing world does not. He encounters dead bodies, thieves, cheats, and a migrant camp from hell. He steals a ride to St. Augustine and flounders much as before. This place has ghosts who add more watchers. What's different is the St. Francis House shelter and, to his dismay, a social worker from Waycross, a very wealthy one with her own story. Things do happen. The retired volunteer shrink resembles Jack Nicholson after the lobotomy who does his best to elude the county guys trying to cart off his equally retired desk. Does Bobby or anybody else figure out a way for him to accept help and the meds he needs? In St. Augustine? Contributor Bio:  Wolverton, Carrol Carrol Wolverton is the author of several novels and self-help books. She is a master's level educator retired from 6 years as a rehab counselor (CRC), 10 as a single parent counselor, 8 selling real estate, and 5 years of teaching. Boston Basement is her most recent re-release and is available as a Kindle download for 99 cents on amazon. It's the tale of a long unsolved murder and is full of Boston lore and history. It also speaks volumes about injustice and the treatment of all peoples. Raylaina is her one young adult novel and is the story of a teen with an abusive boyfriend. To a young, inexperienced, Southern girl, Daren is everything a young woman could want. Unfortunately, there is a great deal more, and not all of it good. Living Cheap & Loving It, Tomatoes in the Flowerbed covers a life of frugal living. Discussed is everything from making your own excellent laundry soap to investing and buying vehicles. She recommends reusing, recycling, and reselling most everything you own or acquire.