{"product_id":"the-afterlife-of-a-disaster-aria-sky-9798244502541","title":"The Afterlife Of A Disaster","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"For the disasters worth keeping.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaisy is forty, trans, and tired of being a disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least, that's what she tells herself. After years of navigating the wreckage of her own life, she is finally living in the \"Afterlife\"-that strange, quiet space where the world has finished breaking you, but you haven't yet figured out how to be whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AFTERLIFE OF A DISASTER\u003c\/b\u003e is a raw, unflinching work of autofiction that explores the \"sliding doors\" moments of a life defined by survival. From the \"freezing summer\" of 2012 to the present-day reality of existing as a trans woman in a world that often feels like a battlefield, Daisy's story is a map of what it takes to stay standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of easy answers or cinematic triumphs. It is a story about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reality of Rebuilding: \u003c\/b\u003e Moving past the \"disaster\" phase into a life that is stable, but still fragile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Record of Sobriety: \u003c\/b\u003e The daily, relentless effort of staying sober for over a decade while the world remains chaotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weight of Memory: \u003c\/b\u003e Navigating transition and identity through a lens of biting honesty and dry, British wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in the author's own lived experience, Aria Sky's debut novel is a manifesto for the survivors. It is a cynical, heartfelt, and deeply personal look at why some disasters are worth keeping, and what it really means to find yourself when you're no longer a teenager.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Cutting the bullshit\" one page at a time, this is the story of what happens after the world ends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aria Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244502541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.01d","brand":"Aria Sky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242113642751,"sku":"9798244502541","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c85a143-be29-4107-9eb6-dea72c33f10f.jpg?v=1772657610","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-afterlife-of-a-disaster-aria-sky-9798244502541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}