Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. It’s a magical tale that explores family and friendship, collective hope and memory against hatred and greed, and bravery.

Jayben and the Golden Torch | Thomas Leeds - NetGalley Jayben and the Golden Torch | Thomas Leeds - NetGalley

This booklist includes books with characters who have epilepsy and books with characters that have seizures. This curious, immersive fantasy is the first of a series inspired by the author’s personal experience of memory loss.

Jayben discovers that many moons ago, a giant put a dark spell on the golden torch, and the elves forgot everything that had come before.

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It’s a magical tale of courage, hope and friendship, honing in on the idea that whatever pages are missing in your story, you can be the hero on the next page.

Jayben shows the confusion, fear and frustration that I feel after a seizure, but in doing so, he shows how amazing he can be when he does have control. A wonderful, joy filled adventure, with friendships you can really believe in, and a building tension leading to a tantalising end. In the Elf world, he wakes up with a mysterious golden torch but without any clue who he is - except for the compass he pulls from his pocket, engraved with one name: JAYBEN. No matter what they'd overcome or how impressive their victories, they all got there without my particular difficulties.