Over our Heads weaves together the histories of two very different half-sisters who return home to deal with the aftermath that occurs when the grandmother who raised them dies. Emma, a punk band singer and poet turned pet psychic, and Rachel, an actuary with an interest in astronomy, both carry the remnants of childhoods overshadowed by issues of bullying, abandonment, alienation and fear.

Andrea Thompson is a writer, teacher, activist and mentor. Her previous books include Eating the Seed and Other Tongues: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out, Thompson currently teaches Spoken Word through OCADU's Continuing Studies department.