About me
Hi, I’m Alex Banwell. I live in the UK, in a beautiful rural area called the Forest of Dean with my husband Jonathan.
As a child, I made up stories on the swings at the park. Later, I wrote them down, firstly on a Perkins Brailler, then on a typewriter, and finally a laptop computer with speech software.
I stopped writing in my early twenties to focus on other things, but in 2021, I revisited my work and adapted some of my earlier writings into a full-length novel. At the time, I had no idea where that book would take me.
Currently, I have published two novels, and am in the process of writing the third.
Just Benny
To his mother, he’s her precious baby, for-ever in need of protection. To his sister, he’s “Pestie”, the kid who destroyed her happy childhood. To his classmates, he’s the quiet loner plagued by seizures. To his father, he’s barely visible; a constant disappointment.
Caught in a web of insecurity, Benny defines himself by his illness and the damage it’s wrought on his mind. But is he truly rubbish at everything? Or could he be worth loving?
Join Benny on a poignant journey of self-discovery as he seeks to understand his own worth. What will it take for him to break free from his labels and embrace the person he truly is?
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