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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Fri, 13:39: @NicolShadowbled Thanks! #ff @Alison_Stone @AngiNicole722 @SarahLBlair @TraceyBaptiste @ms_fowle @CharlieNitric @NHNovelist @shepline

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Thu, 23:09: really doesn’t like spending half an hour extra on the bl**dy A34 at half-past 10 at night! Convoy? Really? They could’ve just closed a lane Thu, 23:41: Since my free promotion 2 weeks ago, #TheEndOfAllWorlds has been selling…

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Wed, 19:47: Listening to the Rolling Stones on @bbcFrontRow… They’re do chilled out and hilarious http://t.co/gLrN1GYH

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Tue, 14:10: RT @NatAutisticSoc Want to raise awareness about #autism? Support the NAS this Christmas: http://t.co/5cgTYJz8 Please RT Tue, 17:55: On poetry… http://t.co/yW17B9qt #Kindle Tue, 21:18: Mmnn… chichicken and ham pie… and only 300 odd calories… http://t.co/ebA2RJuF Tue, 21:28: …as…

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Mon, 12:48: Mmn… enchiladas de rojas con frijoles refritos for lunch. Need a siesta now… 🙂 Mon, 14:49: RT @shepline_words: The End Of All Worlds is still ranked within the Top 30k of books on #kindle. Have you read it…

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Sun, 15:41: …hashtag #amreading – no you’re not, you’re online! http://t.co/zwRpGHfo #Kindle Mon, 09:09: THE END OF ALL WORLDS is still ranked within the Top 30k of books on #kindle. Have you read it yet? http://t.co/S4UkeJy1 #ya #fantasy

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Fri, 18:34: has just seen a paper bag fly across the room, crash into the firefplace, fall to the floor and turn into a cat who scarpered upstairs… Sat, 10:51: …and then a paragraph describing how to make his mother’s…

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Wed, 17:59: The happiness of a new jumper in Autumn… 🙂 #norsesweater Wed, 18:50: Happy Halloween! http://t.co/wP9n3had

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Tue, 16:43: Just posted a photo http://t.co/SzEFGL89 Tue, 20:15: One word. Yummy! 🙂 http://t.co/hNmbe7Lv Tue, 22:57: With echoes of Eleanor… http://t.co/GzBXAFxt #Kindle Wed, 09:58: 77% done with Independent People, by Halld

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Mon, 18:40: RT @ChrisGPackham: Autumnwatch begins Tues at 8 on BBC2 coming from Aigas in NE Scotland – a highland fling with Pine Martens , Golden E …

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Thu, 22:16: 3-star review: a story where “the author plays with time extensively” in a “very interesting” story http://t.co/hJTqUNT0 #TheEndOfAllWorlds Thu, 22:20: Feel like the current weather is only good for hibernating? Just the kind of weather that inspired #TheEndOfAllWorlds…

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Wed, 17:52: Pluc c’est change… :-/ http://t.co/q1SmeHva [#Kindle] Wed, 23:02: Like Georg’s “five university degrees”, so “I lost a lot of sheep” is Bjartur’s catchphrase http://t.co/jFh9u06v [#Kindle] Thu, 10:41: 73% done with Independent People, by Halld

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Tue, 12:02: Curious new “shark’s teeth” windows. Is it me or have they offered panes that are twice the width they shoul http://t.co/aglqjR8O Tue, 13:43: 71% done with Independent People, by Halld

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Tue, 11:58: Beneath the new plaza… what is this? The Vice-Chancellor’s secret nuclear bunker…? http://t.co/RLxyNW9G

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Sun, 17:47: Front/garage door and frame painted, chickens/bunnies cleaned out, lunch at 4, 2x washing done… 15 mins sit before dinner prep #Sunday Mon, 11:14: Now, *that*, is a pretty damn fine carrot. So, so sweet and lovely… #vegstories

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Sat, 16:50: #TheEndOfAllWorlds riding high at #8 Fairytales and #15 in #mythsandfairytales. Want a good w/e 4.8 star read? http://t.co/S4UkeJy1 #kindle Sat, 18:01: notes that #TheEndOfAllWorlds is now in the Top 100 in the #Kindle store for #scifi and #fantasy….

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