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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Tue, 18:40: “Prophecies are dangerous things. They start out meaning one thing, and end up meaning the opposite” @Joannechocolat #Runelight <- Too true!

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Mon, 22:18: It’s quite nice when you go for an evening stroll and the cats decide to follow you… When you get spotted though what must people think? Mon, 22:53: And so it ends in the rose garden, with the…

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Sun, 22:58: Has had the perfect day with family; for to hold an owl, let a tarantular walk over my hands; & saw Murray win without spoilers 5 hours late

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Sat, 19:15: Last chapter, save for the coda… Really hope I can do The Book justice. #amwriting #MrTumnal Sun, 09:20: will today be investigating whether, in days of 24-hour news, #Facebook & #Twitter it is possible to not know the…

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Wed, 18:30: Emma and I bottled… @ Southwold http://t.co/JxoDgj1PTP Wed, 19:06: Not sure I can bear to watch… #wimbledon #Murray Wed, 21:25: http://t.co/LYHgUKewxC My personal marketing strategy is to be useful and interesting and passionate, sharing as much as possible…

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Tue, 18:54: “Marketing is sharing what you love with people who will appreciate hearing about it” @thecreativepenn in ‘How to Market a Book’ Tue, 21:42: Tiredy-boy. It’s still light but time to retire to Bedfordshire… night night Tue, 22:32: It…

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Mon, 18:26: RT @creationtheatre: There are precious few tickets left for Jekyll this week but we’ve added shows next week so if you’ve not booked you h… Mon, 18:47: Twas ever thus: “The Good Book is often inaccurate. But if…

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Sun, 14:12: #StrawberryPicking makes me #smile… http://t.co/PRq9mzNd9y Sun, 14:18: Harvest! http://t.co/ehYShDq1W6 Sun, 18:33: Batch 2 of today’s #strawberry #jam is good, but I am having to Reebok batch 1. Still #smilingandmakingjam though! 🙂 Sun, 22:30: Couldn’t resist! Brand new jar…

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Sat, 14:20: Biked into town to do the very shopping for the first time in ages. I miss my #bicycle. Must do more of this. #Resolution Sat, 19:36: The progress of #summer… @ Southwold http://t.co/duXPBmXlPR

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Thu, 19:10: @AbuWerda Hi Jeff, Just checking if you got my messages? Don’t want you to lose you web domain if you still want/need it? Fri, 11:24: wonders whether its sad just how many #unicode codes I know off by…

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Wed, 17:14: UK only ~ WIN one of 5 hardback copies of Brian Aldiss’ FINCHES OF MARS #scifi #giveaway http://t.co/kThDSG6xVy

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Tue, 22:45: It seems that my two favourite films have become three… http://t.co/6jhrQ1xU4R #films #reviews #BeforeMidnight Tue, 23:19: Ow! Thanks to the open window sticking our into the path at the back of one of the buildings at… http://t.co/gIC3gsZWpN

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Before Fears

Before Midnight In the summer of 1995 I fell in love with a film.   Before Sunset was the film; a story of two people, Celine and  Jesse, who met on train crossing Europe, talk, get off at Vienna, walk…

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Before Fears

Before Midnight In the summer of 1995 I fell in love with a film.   Before Sunset was the film; a story of two people, Celine and  Jesse, who met on train crossing Europe, talk, get off at Vienna, walk…

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Mon, 18:19: RT @megrosoff: Gotta say I agree with this writer’s objection to the language used to describe teacher’s relationship with 15 yo. http://t.… Mon, 20:15: “@creationtheatre If you’re at a loose end tomorrow eve we have some tickets available…

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Sun, 23:20: wonders if @ProfBrianCox can tell me what this spot in front of the #supermoon is? http://t.co/8GqAgOMBGF

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Sat, 22:18: Infusing the syrup with #elderflower… 🙂 #sorbet @ Southwold http://t.co/SUFFjoFd1H Sat, 22:26: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in @blackwellbooks with @creationtheatre #amazingtheatre @ Blackwell’s http://t.co/TLdIBZVvt7 Sat, 22:33: Ethereal light over Oxford… @ St Giles Cafe http://t.co/lO9kke3Yoa Sat, 22:39:…

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Fri, 20:38: RT @AngellaGraff: Alexandra Fry, Private Eye http://t.co/t9Qmo2PqTD Half the proceeds donated to Autism. 😀 😀

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Wed, 15:36: 5 of 5 stars to Alexandra Fry, Private Eye by Angella Graff http://t.co/QwY8r78gYZ Wed, 15:45: It’s rare for me to read a book in a day, but when the book is so good http://t.co/j6NMBJgY1E #aspergers #autism #books #amreading…

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