The "Eyes Wide Open" Story

It was an ordinary day. Just finished reading Andrew Gross' novel titled "Eyes Wide Open." I thought it would be interesting to read one of his novels, since he had co-authored a few books with James Patterson and James Patterson is one of my favorite fiction writers. Book is about a 25 year old boy who is mentally disturbed and climbs to the top of Morrow Bay Rock in California and allegedly commits suicide. His uncle, a doctor from New York heads to California to comfort his brother and sister-in-law, only to find a web of mystery surrounding the death as well as his brother's past life. I cannot tell you more about the novel in case you plan to read it, but I can tell you that as I was reading the Author's notes at the end of the book, I was taken aback by his comments. Seems it was a true story and his 25 year old nephew Alex-bipolar and severely troubled for most of his life-was found on the rocks at the bottom of the six-hundred-foot Morro Bay Rock. All the circumstances in his novel were the same as the real like story he is describing in his Author's notes. If you want to read more you can go to alexwemissyou.com for the story. You may not want to visit this site if you plan to ever read the book. His book is dedicated to Michael and Suzanne whom I assume are his brother and sister-in-law. I enjoyed the book, but after the notes at the end, I was saddened when I realized that it was the author's grief and sorrow that he was expressing by writing the book. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - pixs from the top are: Author Andrew Gross, Morror Bay Rock, and Alex, the 25 year old nephew of Andrew.