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, 13:45: THE END OF ALL WORLDS is still #FREE on #kindle and now ranked #2 of #childrens #fiction: http://t.co/uFmKgFA4 http://t.co/3wmlFVcx Fri, 16:06: #TheEndOfAllWorlds continues to storm up the #Kindle charts. There’s still a chance to grab a copy whilst…

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Thu, 13:15: @kindle_promo Celebrating 6 months & 11 stonking reviews #TheEndOfAllWorlds is #free 18-19 Oct http://t.co/MRJTGans #kindle #ya #fantasy Thu, 14:25: #TheEndOfAllWorlds breaks into the top 1000 #freebooks on #kindle for first time! http://t.co/S4UkeJy1 #ya #fantasy Thu, 18:36: If all…

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Wed, 23:26: Blamey! If it rains much more I’m going to need a boat to get to work tomorrow… #rain Thu, 09:17: Celebrating 6 months published & 11 stonking reviews #TheEndOfAllWorlds is #free today & tomorrow http://t.co/MRJTGans #kindle #ya #fantasy…

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Mon, 12:02: likes how even when you send person instructions detailing username/password, they fail to login because they’re using different password… Mon, 16:57: On understanding sin… Good point! http://t.co/ghfdMwii #Kindle Mon, 16:59: Again, another very good point… http://t.co/NsTqBLh3 #Kindle Tue,…

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Sat, 12:31: Bunnies and chickens cleaned out. Check. Next, to the greengrocer, then lunch and #MrTumnal… Sat, 17:02: So, how You react if your imaginary daughter confronted you about your absenteeism? #MrTumnal #thenovel #amwriting Sat, 18:00: 67% done with Independent…

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Fri, 17:18: On the care of books, the most precious of all objects… http://t.co/S9mDcWSj #Kindle Fri, 17:36: http://t.co/alAo4KB5 #Kindle Fri, 18:16: That moment after a nightmare… http://t.co/xtXGj8qT #Kindle Fri, 20:24: Emma has new glasses and seems to be perfecting her…

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Wed, 22:07: Wish me luck! I’ve just subbed my book to these people. Well they said they accepted previously self-published books http://t.co/eAtcLe3C

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Tue, 12:27: #TheEndOfAllWorlds “very well written as it jumps from one world to the next, but could be easily followed” 5* review: http://t.co/GfajpKWl Tue, 21:14: 62% done with Independent People, by Halld

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Mon, 20:30: I was really fearing the new series of Red Dwarf, but blimey it’s as cheesily great as in its hayday. Right down to the theme song #80sChild Mon, 23:39: http://t.co/AO5oypHM #Kindle Mon, 23:50: What the hell’s the sense…

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Fri, 12:15: Happy 3rd Anniversary of having been working at @oxford_brookes to me! 🙂 Doesn’t time fly… Sat, 10:26: The rumours from which legends are born… http://t.co/iacbEYCE #Kindle Sat, 11:02: 59% done with Independent People, by Halld

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Wed, 12:49: realises that on Friday I will have worked at @oxford_brookes for exactly 3 years. Just wondering if cake is required…? #cake Wed, 16:28: wonders why considering that my traditional home desk is the perfect height for comfort and…

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Sun, 15:06: Carpets cleaned. Just got the animals to clean out and the Sunday roast to cook… #lazySundays Sun, 20:08: Who would’ve thought digestive biscuits could make a very scrummy slimming world blackberry’n’apple crumble? #fallfood

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Sat, 22:09: Blimey! @BBCDoctorWho… that was a bit traumatic. No, correct that, A LOT traumatic… 🙁 Sun, 09:43: Life after Harry Potter: growing up with Rowling… http://t.co/tN7eca3n #Kindle Sun, 09:46: http://t.co/GTdvA9wN #Kindle

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Sat, 11:29: Odd metaphors and slipped similes… http://t.co/GDO3fZeY #Kindle Sat, 11:35: On how the digital world has changed mapping… http://t.co/EXfXeuaZ #Kindle

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