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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Sun, 19:54: #1HappyYear Day 72: Sprimg flowers make me happy… #100HappyDays @… https://t.co/KqRbRTHHKs

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Sun, 16:40: After a scene between Amanda and Watts I feel I like I need to go back to Louis, but to do what… #procrastination #amwriting Sun, 16:59: #1HappyYear Day 65: An hour or more of #procrastination and finally… https://t.co/CNWfp2WpNx…

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Sat, 16:45: #1HappyYear Day 64: The stories in graves. vnemma and I had a nice… https://t.co/9FOJZ4QvKf Sat, 16:48: Not a brilliant shot but the #magpies are still working on their… https://t.co/9kEAdmKDJb Sat, 18:20: RT @nickswarb: @shepline @BBCRadio4 @BBCr4today https://t.co/dYzXK9ytin #panamapapers…

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Fri, 16:02: Interesting… This afternoons bus appears to be driven by a transvestite/drag queen with tattoos… #busstopstories Fri, 20:35: #1HappyYear Day 63: Making some edits to part one of the book in the… https://t.co/xfXRANmqch Sat, 11:35: Just out of interest,…

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Thu, 21:15: #1HappyYear Day 62: An odd sort of day today, from warm sunshine, to… https://t.co/ZyjRsvujYV

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Wed, 08:59: RT @BBCTheArchers: #thearchers is the most talked about soap. And this is the moment why: https://t.co/TucHc0wXOy [from @Telegraph] https:… Wed, 16:10: RT @Autism: Regulator imposes more conditions on #SouthernHealth. Families need assurance the Trust is acting https://t.co/ubOWR1ursy Wed,…

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A Disturbing and Distopian Vision

When the Floods Came by Clare Morrall I heard the author talking about how the idea for this book came to her after imagining what a waste motorways were on cars, and how such wide, level, often-elevated roads would be…

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Sat, 15:41: #1HappyYear Day 57: First day of the year suitable for al fresco… https://t.co/kGON2eg8GC Sat, 15:44: The colour of Spring #nofilter @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/AQ9EMRBkrf Sat, 15:46: Spring afternoon #nofilter @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/1pRjSHaIxN Sat, 15:48: #magnolia #stelata #nofilter…

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Fri, 13:08: I scored 5 out of 7 on the BBC 7 days 7 questions Quiz https://t.co/0zoUyax1TR Fri, 20:57: #1HappyYear Day 56: Biking and training it into Oxford so that I can… https://t.co/C84I3YTbI0 Fri, 20:59: Anthony Gormley in all his…

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Thu, 13:47: #1HappyYear Day 55: That amusement you get when, no, not even I… https://t.co/i9SJVMCJaw Thu, 15:31: “Alice Watson can do refined” …I love this character I’ve created!… https://t.co/kjy9MdEIDr Thu, 17:39: I’ve been feeling a bit insecure about my current…

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The comfort and the curse of the sequel

If the first half of my Easter holidays was a holiday-from-home with Emma, then I’ve wanted the second part (with the random extra holiday Tuesday that I get from day job working in the university) to be a bit more…

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Mon, 19:18: #1HappyYear Day 52: An unexpectedly sunny bank holiday, lazing about… https://t.co/TXl5baGrNR Mon, 19:19: Catkins @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/x5163SqbtX Mon, 19:20: Crocus #bowlofcolour @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/0gFfZAi0Nr Mon, 22:59: Another day off without digging into holiday? I can live…

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Mon, 15:21: @Milla_Bell This year’s simnel cake… https://t.co/0x59W0LAe5 Mon, 15:22: RT @brookes_hums: Traditional Japanese carpenters built our Japanese Room & it is used on our Japanese Studies & Anthropology courses https… Mon, 15:35: RT @brookes_socsci: Traditional Japanese carpenters built our…

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Sun, 17:09: #1HappyYear Day 44: A cup of Aslan’s Roar is what you need when one… https://t.co/j38q3pdLuE Sun, 17:12: #1HappyYear Day 44b: Enjoying the #RockChoir #flashmob in #Oxford… https://t.co/qH8wvLOpSM Sun, 17:26: Love our latest #work social media campaign! https://t.co/aV77kBTxBV Sun,…

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Sat, 15:00: Not sure what to do tonight? Put the TV aside and come the movies with @abingdonconcert band! Free popcorn… https://t.co/8wTBenQI1G Sat, 23:00: #1HappyYear Day 43: Playing our Spring concert with @abingdonconcert… https://t.co/Xnex4hbSrl

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Fri, 19:47: #1HappyYear Day 42: Extremely proud of myself after today.… https://t.co/B0VPYJMoCP Sat, 10:09: RT @abingdonconcert: Oh my goodness!! @hackneycolliery are even more amazing live than I gathered from excessive youtubing! Such talented m…

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Thu, 16:24: #1HappyYear Day 41: That moment when you finally figure out what is… https://t.co/lu8GKyN1Yl Thu, 17:49: #1HappyYear Day 41b: That moment when arrive home from work and… https://t.co/pI5vl2mtr3 Thu, 17:52: …only to have your cat drool affectionately on your…

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Sun, 15:57: #1HappyYear Day 37: Belated mother’s day meal for my mummy.… https://t.co/1HbsuT2WXy Sun, 16:07: A dish of deliciousness… #meringues @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/bZBQyUCWiZ Sun, 16:30: Lazy Sunday afternoons… @ Southwold, Bicester https://t.co/oyqPLr4ITV Sun, 19:00: 5 of 5 stars to…

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The epic is read

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator) War and Peace is one of those books that I think everyone thinks they ought to read, and probably means to read, but never gets round to it….

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Sat, 15:38: is going to have to seriously consider braces in time for the next @abingdonconcert band concert… Sat, 23:04: 5-star review for #TheEndOfAllWorlds: “very addictive … its been...