Conversation with Gramps: Awakening

In an unexpected turn of events, 17-year-old Neil Baker finds himself in the presence of someone he believes is his grandfather, known to him as Gramps. During a back-and-forth discussion about religion and philosophy, Neil begins questioning why the world feels chaotic if there truly is an all-loving Creator. This conversation, while challenging Gramps' beliefs, ultimately shifts Neil's path toward a medical career.Along the way, Neil meets Annie O'Brien, a brilliant and beautiful college coed whose strict Christian beliefs create tension in their relationship. Thus begins an antagonistic on-and-off love drama that leads the reader through a series of bizarre circumstances with unexpected twists and turns driven by hidden problems from their past. With trials involving deception and tragedy, Annie and Neil eventually suspect they are linked in a way neither imagined. When their relationship falters, a decision over an ultimate betrayal has to be made, with a big question standing in the way.How does one accept a reality that is not what it seems?