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

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

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Fri, 17:44: #100HappyDays Day 136: Five years ago today, Emma became my wife, and we haven’t looked back. Actually… http://t.co/xlqhWHgH7r

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Thu, 17:05: You can’t go to a National Trust house, and on your birthday of all days, without having a cream tea!… http://t.co/8QXDpETZv2 Thu, 23:15: #100HappyDays Day 135: Birthday outing to Greys Court with Emma, lots of food, homely house,…

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Wed, 16:07: And relax. Le weekend calls… 🙂 Wed, 17:54: #100HappyDays Day 134: Walking home today I was hit by the intoxicating aroma of #elderflower. Time to… http://t.co/hXbGgRmVT2 Wed, 18:32: License to retell… 🙂 #Norse #mythology @ Southwold, Bicester http://t.co/4q7Et9JWqB…

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Tue, 17:13: #100HappyDays Day 133: The delightful simplicity of the #illustrations in Tales of the Norse Gods… http://t.co/tqkelVIMCj

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Mon, 15:09: RT @brookes_socsci: Our new-look website is now live! Learn about our #research, meet our #people, and find out more about our #subjects ht… Mon, 15:09: RT @brookes_socsci: Rachel Kamall says how the #StudyAbroard scheme made choosing @oxford_brookes for…

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Realistic language, WTF?

Tonight on Front Row tonight they were discussing the challenges of keeping the dialogue of teenagers authentic with writer of E4’s Youngers Levi David Addai and star Calvin Demba, along with reflections from Val McDermid, Phil Redmond and Joss Whedon on how they’ve tried…

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Realistic language, WTF?

Tonight on Front Row tonight they were discussing the challenges of keeping the dialogue of teenagers authentic with writer of E4′s Youngers Levi David Addai and star Calvin Demba, along with reflections from Val McDermid, Phil Redmond and Joss Whedon on how they’ve tried…

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Sun, 16:14: #100HappyDays Day 131: Garden visiting, and bargain-priced plants… #1HappyYear http://t.co/bQSOeUMiQp Sun, 19:35: #100HappyDays Day 131b: Garden fresh salad leaves: mint, chives, oregano, thyme, hedge garlic. Salads… http://t.co/FLMmWAA8fD

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Sat, 14:28: #100HappyDays Day 130: Introducing Princess Layer… 🙂 #1HappyYear @ Southwold, Bicester http://t.co/ZwTyieWbvJ Sat, 14:42: #100HappyDays Day 130b: I love our little town. These days there seems to be something different… http://t.co/MmJCvQ2h7Z Sat, 17:08: #100HappyDays Day 130c: Well, I…

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Fri, 18:06: 5 of 5 stars to My Brother’s Book. by Maurice Sendak by Maurice Sendak http://t.co/gTUKTiwPzQ Fri, 18:18: Murder Mystery or Nordic Noir…? #review of Frozen Out by @graskeggur http://t.co/EeLqNr8RkV #books #amreading #Iceland #NordicNoir Fri, 18:37: I’ve read 19…

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Murder Mystery or Nordic Noir…?

Frozen Out by Quentin Bates I’ve not really read much detective fiction/thrillers so I am unused to the conventions of the genre but I enjoyed this book – the first in the Officer Gunnhildur series. It’s a story set at…

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Murder Mystery or Nordic Noir…?

Frozen Out by Quentin Bates I’ve not really read much detective fiction/thrillers so I am unused to the conventions of the genre but I enjoyed this book – the first in the Officer Gunnhildur series. It’s a story set at…

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Thu, 16:05: Why is it that aesthetically I find this so irritating? #newbuilding http://t.co/K2Pie0efHi Thu, 21:54: “Flutes, can you play a bit louder?” #thingsyouneverexpectaconductortosay Thu, 23:03: Summer sunshine… end of a Perfect Day. 🙂 http://t.co/GvzDsQQ4G2 Thu, 23:06: Need to work…

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Wed, 20:52: #100HappyDays Day 127: I always enjoy looking around the Final Year Degree Show at @oxford_brookes. It… http://t.co/AZBs8BmDqZ Thu, 07:01: Wouldn’t want to call it running, but I can now move at a speed faster than walking without getting…

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Tue, 18:09: #100HappyDays Day 126: First pull from the rhubarb… #simplepleasures #1HappyYear @ Southwold, Bicester http://t.co/0ntDnpxxS9 Tue, 23:10: #Hinterland has got to be one of the best things on television at the moment. Worth the license fee all on its…

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Mon, 21:26: #100HappyDays Day 125: Monday night in with #BeforeMidnight on dvd http://t.co/mzxNrc3Dkx Mon, 21:38: ‘I love it that you read books in your dreams’ -Celine, on living with a writer… #BeforeMidnight

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Sun, 20:36: #100HappyDays Day 124: It’s snapping, crackling, and popping. Can’t wait to try my first (if… http://t.co/wdCk1COEA4 Mon, 00:00: Is the Penguin of death, the Penguin to whom you have fed marijuana? http://t.co/70M42ytgz2

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Sat, 15:30: Never feed your penguin marijuana. Sat, 17:19: A little bit discombobulated to learn that my Mum now has a posher phone than me… #iPhonemadness Sat, 17:30: #100HappyDays Day 123: Love frequenting our local farmer’s market. They’ve started recognising…

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