The Overlife cover art

The Overlife

A Tale of Schizophrenia

Preview

Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Overlife

By: Diana Dirkby
Narrated by: Wendy Moman
Try Premium Plus free

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.
Cancel

About this listen

The author of this book, Diana Dirkby, is an Australian-born research
mathematician who lives with paranoid schizophrenia, a severe brain
disorder, as did her mother. The title, “The Overlife,” suggests that a
diagnosis of schizophrenia can be the beginning of a new, worthwhile life
and not simply the death of the hopes and dreams that preceded the
diagnosis. This book gives a fictional account of a mother and daughter
living with paranoid schizophrenia. We follow the widely disparate effects of
this brain disorder on Sarah, the narrator, and her mother, Jodie. We also
meet Dalaigh, Jodie’s husband and Sarah’s father, with his violent
resentment at being trapped in a marriage he doesn’t want. By age eight,
Sarah is Jodie’s caregiver and must negotiate her mother’s rapidly worsening
mental health and her father’s white-hot fury. The weight of these adult
conflicts on the shoulders of one so young seems impossible to bear.

©2023 Diana Dirkby (P)2023 Diana Dirkby
Children's Health Psychology Relationships Schizophrenia & Psychotic Disorders

What listeners say about The Overlife

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.