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The Aftermath of Forever is a memoir that chronicles the romantic coming-of-age of a woman in her 20s dating in San Francisco. After the disappointment of a failed marriage, Natalye Childress embarks on a soul-searching journey to discover what happens when the one you thought you would be with forever breaks your heart. Using music as a vehicle to express herself, she revisits ten men from her past and paints a portrait of their relationships through the mixtapes she made for them. She catapults herself into the hedonistic world of noncommittal beaus, abusive boyfriends, and friends with benefits. She candidly dissects her love life on the page as she shares the inspiring and hopeful moments alongside the awkward and painful realizations that accompany dating in the present day, when everyone is looking for something different. These men, although they leave her life almost as quickly as they entered it, collectively help shape her future as she embarks on a quest not only to find love, but to find herself.
About the author
Natalye Childress is a writer, editor, and music journalist. In the past, she has worked for the Associated Press, the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California, and Crittenden Research. Her writing has been published on Thought Catalog and Last Week's Memoir, as well as in a variety of magazines. She runs the music magazine Berlin Beat and writes for Slow Travel Berlin. Natalye lives in Berlin, Germany, with her husband and two cats.
