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Mr Tumnal

Everyone has an idea of their ideal family. Not everyone’s become real

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About me

Derbyshire born. Suffolk bred. Lives in the shires.

T E Shepherd is an author/illustrator. He writes magic realism set in our, or closely-related, worlds. His debut novel, The End Of All Worlds, was released in 2012. His second novel, and the first in the Imaginary Friends trilogy, Mr Tumnal, was published in 2014. The second in the series, The Imaginary Wife, was published in 2018, and he's currently working on the final instalment, Forgotten Friends. He is also a landscape artist, and is currently working on a project with Erica Smith aka. the Bookshop Blogger to illustrate his way round the country to produce The Booklover's Guide to Bookshops. You can find out about upcoming releases by following on Twitter, liking on Facebook, or by joining the mailing list.

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  The Imaginary Wife

The Imaginary Wife

How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?

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#FarmTherapy #Repost @pintsizedfarmers • • • • • • Feeling anxious due to #covidー19uk or #selfisolating? I’m going to try and post cheerful videos from our farm as a way to help anyone feeling a bit under the weather. Enjoy this short clip of Parsnip the pet lamb in the sunshine and the sounds of birdsong – hopefully it’s peaceful and relaxing! (We are all self isolating from today for a fortnight – as I have a temperature and a sore/itchy throat. I’m 110% it’s just a cold but I suppose it’s better to be safe rather than sorry. The kids, Steve and I are all sat staring at each other…It must admit it’s pretty easy to isolate on the farm as we usually don’t see anyone for days at a time. ????) #lambingseason #lambing #lambing2020 #farmerswife #farming #selfisolation #coronavirus #coronavirusanxiety #covid #anxiety #anxietyrelief #petlamb #parsnipthelamb

Monday 16 March 2020

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/90019191_2610722195880460_7621170203418876080_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=MusjUbkWBSYAX_Y9e1v&oe=5E725787&oh=ef080d04f63ffbe1a2d67ad85b2df7f1 #FarmTherapy #Repost @pintsizedfarmers • • • • • • Feeling anxious due to #covidー19uk or #selfisolating? I’m going to try and post cheerful videos from our farm as a way to help anyone feeling a bit under the weather….

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The tiny, tiny church at Ducklington in Oxfordshire is simply an adorable little thing… #StBarthomolews #church #illustration #illustratorsofoxfordshire #illustratorsofinstagram ##OxfordshireArtweeks #oxfordshirecollection #amillustrating

Saturday 14 March 2020

The tiny, tiny church at Ducklington in Oxfordshire is simply an adorable little thing… #StBarthomolews #church #illustration #illustratorsofoxfordshire #illustratorsofinstagram ##OxfordshireArtweeks #oxfordshirecollection #amillustrating

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#Repost @abingdonconcertband • • • • • • St Helen’s Church, Abingdon Can’t travel because of #Covid19? Come and journey round the world with us on the 4th April in our next concert – Windows of the world. We’ll be whisking you away to all four corners of the globe and you won’t need to worry about your carbon footprint. Tickets available now! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/windows-of-the-world-tickets-96757750035 . . . #abingdon #makingmusic #oxfordshire #familyfriendly #concerts

Monday 9 March 2020

#Repost @abingdonconcertband • • • • • • St Helen’s Church, Abingdon Can’t travel because of #Covid19? Come and journey round the world with us on the 4th April in our next concert – Windows of the world. We’ll be…

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Rediscovered today, tucked inside the @ladybirdbooks Birds of Prey, possibly my first ever story, written c. aged 6. . This is the story of John and Alfonse and the first two cards were dictated by me to my Dad, and the third was written by me with suspect phonetic spelling… . #earlyworks #stories #authorsofinstagram

Sunday 8 March 2020

Rediscovered today, tucked inside the @ladybirdbooks Birds of Prey, possibly my first ever story, written c. aged 6. . This is the story of John and Alfonse and the first two cards were dictated by me to my Dad, and…

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I don’t know what I imagined when I heard @creationtheatre were doing a musical adaptation of Bleak House, but the engaging, funny, faithful to the story, outstandingly amazing evening that we have just been witness to surpassed my expectations! I’d say go and see it if you can, but tonight was the last night…

Saturday 7 March 2020

I don’t know what I imagined when I heard @creationtheatre were doing a musical adaptation of Bleak House, but the engaging, funny, faithful to the story, outstandingly amazing evening that we have just been witness to surpassed my expectations! I’d…

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Two introverts unleashing their inner-extrovert at work today, UX User Testing for e new library website… #introverts #extroverts #usertesting #uxdesign

Wednesday 19 February 2020

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t50.2886-16/86727638_504040370524926_5901263366317645537_n.mp4?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=4eLskGRrM8IAX-oRzgL&oe=5E504847&oh=fcdf3263088482215ccd0a4d575e4e48 Two introverts unleashing their inner-extrovert at work today, UX User Testing for e new library website… #introverts #extroverts #usertesting #uxdesign

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