Good in a Crisis, Margaret Overton
Good in a Crisis, Margaret Overton
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Good in a Crisis
A Memoir

Author: Margaret Overton

Narrator: Margaret Overton

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2012

Synopsis

During the four years of physician Margaret Overton's acrimonious divorce, she dated widely and indiscriminately, determined to find her soul mate and live happily ever after. But then she discovered she had a brain aneurysm. She discovered it at a particularly awkward moment on a date with one of many Mr. Wrongs. Good in a Crisis is Overton's laugh-out-loud funny story of dealing with the most serious of life's problems: loss of life, loss of love, loss of innocence. It's about spirituality, self-delusion, even sheer stupidity. It's written from a physician's perspective, but it's not about medicine, per se; it's about coming of age in adulthood, an effort to help others through the awful events that can cluster in midlife. She does this with laughter and the recognition that you may come out the other end, as Overton did, definitely humbled...and only slightly smarter.

About Margaret Overton

Margaret Overton is the author of two non-fiction books, Hope for A Cool Pillow and Good in a Crisis. She is also a physician and a mother of two, and she holds an MFA in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on February 04, 2012

This masterfully written memoir should be required reading for lots of people: anyone thinking about getting married, anyone already married and thinking about getting divorced. Women in the process of divorce. Anyone who may ever get cerebral aneurism. Mothers. Daughters. Friends and relatives of a......more

Goodreads review by Rehan on November 15, 2017

The power of solitude. Don't ever underestimate it.......more

Goodreads review by Christine on January 29, 2013

I had read about this somewhere and I think it was billed as compelling and funny. It WAS compelling, but not really funny. There are plenty of stories of bad dates in this book, but I didn't find them particularly funny--more painful. I also had a hard time relating to her compulsive dating. In fai......more

Goodreads review by Olwen on September 10, 2012

Disliked the character Margaret - she is so limp - listened to it as an ebook and the narrators accent was a huge put off. Margaret and her string of men were particularly boring. Drifted off through parts of the book.......more

Goodreads review by Blythe on June 27, 2023

This one needs a trigger warning for rape. At the 80% point the author nonchalantly describes a date rape she endured at nearly 50 years old. Otherwise this was an unremarkable read and I don't really understand how it was published, or why I listened to the whole thing.......more

Quotes

“What a story. Margaret Overton’s Good in A Crisis is one harrowing episode after another. But as this grief-stricken anesthesiologist recounts her pain—of divorce, of illness, of bad dates, and worse—she keeps tapping us right in the funny bone. The effect is quite moving and startling.” James McManus, New York Times bestselling author

“Good in a Crisis is a riotous romp through the messy, confusing, wonderful labyrinth of life. If you don’t laugh, cry, sing, and shout while reading this book, call the coroner because you’re already dead. Oh, and I’m nominating Overton for sainthood. She earned it.” Larry Dossey, MD, New York Times bestselling author

“‘Men might find you attractive, but only until they find out how smart you are.’ This unhusbandly remark will resonate with a great many women who’ve felt it even if they haven’t heard it in so many words. It’s typical of the fierce candor Margaret Overton summons—along with an intact sense of humor and a doctor’s eye for detail—to tell the story of how she survived a perfect storm of disasters and ended up stronger, wiser, and ready for a kinder future.” Rosellen Brown, New York Times bestselling author

“[A] smart and clear-eyed narrative of one woman’s midlife divorce…Overton managed to overcome her many trials as she imparts with humor and some high-handed poise.” Publishers Weekly

“Anesthesiologist Overton appears to be very good in a crisis. She is certainly skilled at crafting a diverting memoir. But she is not good at identifying a good man. Still, a person can’t be good at everything.” Booklist

“[A] grimly hilarious journey…brutally funny reading about midlife coming of age.” Kirkus Reviews

“Margaret Overton is a truly funny, nervy, and insightful writer. Despite her personal losses, she and her wonderful memoir are both winners. I love Good in a Crisis!” Hilma Wolitzer, author of An Available Man  

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