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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Wed, 16:04: Like standing inside a glass basalt cave… http://t.co/RLuPkomg Wed, 17:45: Hot Chocolate! 🙂 @ Kofi T

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Tue, 20:43: I was a child of the 1980s incarnation of the Eagle but its still sad… http://t.co/DKkPxlnc #Kindle Wed, 01:40: finds it weird that in some places the closer you get to midnight the lighter the night can become……

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Mon, 13:35: wonders how @YodelNews/#HDNL can bear to call themselves a home delivery network. Shocking lack of service! Next day delivery? Hardly! Mon, 17:06: http://t.co/Y9QJmVIt #Kindle

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Sun, 16:11: http://t.co/VKOJ3ZYh #Kindle Sun, 16:13: You don’t want to argue with the huldufolk… http://t.co/zM25g7TO #Kindle Sun, 16:17: http://t.co/O5Px7slS #Kindle Sun, 18:02: The stage is set for another unforgettable and unmissable @creationtheatre production… http://t.co/RPx8Z9X7 Sun, 20:50: wonders if *everybody* on…

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Sun, 00:24: has just been witness to another fantastic show by @creationtheatre – make sure you see #MerchantOfVenice whilst you can. Brilliant!

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Fri, 16:22: is on holiday. No mote work until September 🙂 Sat, 09:46: That’s my concern. I wonder if they could throw doors open for free to every sports cent… http://t.co/4QK8w5I9 #Kindle

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Thu, 18:30: is at Wembley for my first ever football match. Gold medal Olympics here we come… http://t.co/T4D0DmgH Thu, 19:22: Just posted a photo http://t.co/wWcyNzPU Thu, 21:50: Congratulations then USA! http://t.co/RLodiEz9 Fri, 00:19: considers that the real winner of the…

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Mon, 13:29: if you love an Olympic league table and you work in a university try… http://t.co/pyPRxeQD \via @Jennoi Mon, 13:34: RT @QueenFireface: Please RT important film on palm oil – a threat to so much wildlife in Asia!… http://t.co/qDW6HsPN…

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Sun, 21:35: …including one fellow Indie Author who has given me shed loads of advice and I now consider a friend. 🙂 Sun, 21:41: RT @mattwaldram: Steeplechase is basically like getting caught scrumping. “Leg it!” *ditch* Mon, 11:30: On page…

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Sat, 14:23: Rebecca Adlington is perfectly correct… http://t.co/GrTWtcEZ #Kindle Sat, 15:08: …and there I was thinking that a track was a track was a track… http://t.co/K8sCi5Sz #Kindle Sat, 15:34: Marked as to-read: Bracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland http://t.co/8xM3gD8r Sat,…

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