{"product_id":"the-portal-jeremy-marsh-9798349684937","title":"The Portal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree years after tragedy shattered his family, tech visionary \u003cstrong\u003eJacob Hastings\u003c\/strong\u003e re-emerges with a creation meant to change the world. \u003cem\u003eThe Portal\u003c\/em\u003e-an immersive neural system that allows users to step inside their own memories-promises connection, healing, and the chance to relive the moments that made them who they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo investors, it's the next great leap in human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To Jacob, it's something else entirely: a way to see the son he lost, if only inside the code.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the past isn't meant to be perfect. When a live demonstration turns catastrophic-when a child's face flickers to life inside the system-Jacob realizes that his invention isn't remembering the past; it's rewriting it. As reality begins to blur, his estranged wife \u003cstrong\u003eBeth\u003c\/strong\u003e and their children are left to navigate the fallout of a man who keeps building worlds instead of facing his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross one cold December in Cincinnati, \u003cem\u003eThe Portal\u003c\/em\u003e becomes more than a technological experiment-it becomes a mirror for guilt, love, and the need to believe that what's broken can still be made whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTense, intimate, and cinematic, \u003cem\u003eThe Portal\u003c\/em\u003e is a near-future morality thriller about memory, consequence, and the dangerous comfort of second chances. In the tradition of \u003cstrong\u003eBlake Crouch's \u003cem\u003eDark Matter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEmily St. John Mandel's \u003cem\u003eSea of Tranquility\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Jeremy Marsh blends science, emotion, and suspense into a story that asks one haunting question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you could step back into your best moments, would you ever come home?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349684937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J Marsh Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Jeremy Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47761805312255,"sku":"9798349684937","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8b3740d-c806-4f86-8c6f-cff291a47516.jpg?v=1765515455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-portal-jeremy-marsh-9798349684937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}