{"product_id":"normans-descent-9798256134372","title":"Norman's Descent","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the shadow of a crumbling amusement park, one man's quest for peace becomes a terrifying supernatural descent into the haunted underworld. Perfect for fans of Stephen King's eerie isolation and Neil Gaiman's mythic chills, Norman's Descent is a gripping modern Orpheus myth that weaves existential philosophy with pulse-pounding philosophical horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Oswald, a brilliant but broken university professor, arrives at Castaway Cove not as a caretaker, but as a ghost in his own life. His first book revolutionized philosophy. His second? It's his final act. Amid the rusted Ferris wheels and whispering boardwalks, he plans to finish his masterpiece--and end it all. But winter's chill brings more than frost: the faint echoes of his daughter's laughter, a spectral pull toward the shadows, and whispers of a sinister plot brewing in the realm of the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it grief's cruel trick, or something far darker? As Norman unravels the veil between worlds, he confronts the Ringmaster--a timeless trickster straight from folklore's nightmares--and questions that cut to the core: What is love when it lingers beyond the grave? How do we reclaim family from the jaws of loss? In this haunted underworld adventure, every creak of the midway hides a truth that could shatter--or save--him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a grief and redemption story, Norman's Descent is an existential ghost story that lingers like a half-remembered dream. It challenges you to ponder life's fragile edges, while delivering razor-sharp suspense. Critics call it \"a thriller wrapped around soul nourishment\"--clever, learned, and impossible to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Stone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256134372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"C. T. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934385139893,"sku":"9798256134372","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/normans-descent-9798256134372","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}