Managed Care
Managed Care by Joe Barrett, published by Black Rose Writing on September 13, 2018, is a humorous exploration of life in a managed care facility. This first printing edition spans 310 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Frank Johnson, a thirty-three-year-old resident who finds himself embroiled in a chess match feud with the facility’s management after his grandfather’s untimely death. When foster child Elroy enters his life, Frank seizes the opportunity to embark on a series of absurd decisions that challenge the norms of his suburban community.
Readers will encounter a narrative that blends satire and black humor, focusing on themes of friendship and the coming-of-age experience. As Frank and Elroy navigate their unconventional relationship, they engage in a campaign to bring a more genuine sense of intimacy to their sterile surroundings. Managed Care presents an offbeat tale of misfits on the social fringes, highlighting the absurdities of life and the unexpected connections that can arise in the most unlikely circumstances.
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“Funniest book I’ve ever read.” -Tom McCaffrey, bestselling author of The Wise Ass
Is it too much to ask that a managed care facility refund a year’s advance payment when your grandfather dies before he can move in?
Frank Johnson doesn’t think so, which is why the thirty-three-year-old now lives in a nursing home, locked in a chess match feud with management that doesn’t occupy nearly enough of his time.
When foster kid Elroy is thrust into his life, Frank decides to turn this forced relationship to his advantage – launching a string of absurd decisions, inappropriate behaviors and unexpected glimpses of tenderness that ultimately turn a New Jersey suburb upside down. A laugh-out-loud celebration of bad choices for good causes, Managed Care is an offbeat story about three misfits on the social fringes of suburbia and their ridiculous campaign to introduce an unfiltered version of intimacy to their stale, impersonal community. Because, according to Frank, it’s probably what Jesus would have wanted.
Grab a copy Managed Care today… Kirkus Reviews calls it, “Witty, occasionally crass, and an unqualified delight!”
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