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 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 adapted some of my earlier projects into a full-length novel. At the time, I had no idea where that book would take me.
Currently, I have 2 published novels, and I am in the process of writing the third.
MY BOOKS
My current series focuses on the life of a boy named Benny who lives with severe epilepsy, and the effect of his disability on his family and friends.
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?
Order the hardback or paperback version of Just Benny from my publisher’s website
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Releasing Janet
Janet’s identity is drawn from her role as Benny’s mother. Her epileptic son has needed her all his life, to the detriment of Janet’s own needs. Yet, she lives in the shadow of a childhood secret that her family never speak about. Not her distant parents, nor her rarely seen older brothers. Her husband and children? They don’t even know she holds it.
When Benny’s blossoming independence creates a chasm in Janet’s heart, it’s time for the secret to come out. Will she find the reasons for her parents’ rejection so many years ago? Is there hope for healing and freedom – for her to be more than Benny’s mother?
Order the hardback or paperback version of Releasing Janet from my publisher’s website
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