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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10:09 wonders how @cometplc engineers can be so brilliant, intelligent, and sensible, whilst Comet Customer Support is untruthful and obstructive? # 14:27 writes on the fifteenth day of advent: the importance of organising one’s books in the home… t.co/XW5rO61w inspired…

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10:09 wonders how @cometplc engineers can be so brilliant, intelligent, and sensible, whilst Comet Customer Support is untruthful and obstructive? # 14:27 writes on the fifteenth day of advent: the importance of organising one’s books in the home… t.co/XW5rO61w \inspired…

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10:35 Snowing or raining in your area? Add the weather in your location to our weather observations site t.co/tyAcLHdx via @metoffice # 10:50 I’m backing Labour’s plan for jobs and growth: t.co/1unyx9PW #jobsplan # 21:55 On the fourteenth day of…

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10:35 Snowing or raining in your area? Add the weather in your location to our weather observations site t.co/tyAcLHdx \via @metoffice # 10:50 I’m backing Labour’s plan for jobs and growth: t.co/1unyx9PW #jobsplan # 21:55 On the fourteenth day of…

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Tues, 22:58: : on the thirteenth day of advent: birthdaying @EmmaEShepherd… http://t.co/Jc9vjiR0 #birthdays Wed, 10:35: Snowing or raining in your area? Add the weather in your location to our weather observations site http://t.co/tyAcLHdx via @metoffice Ср, 10:50: I’m backing Labour’s…

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Tues, 22:58: : on the thirteenth day of advent: birthdaying @EmmaEShepherd… http://t.co/Jc9vjiR0 #birthdays Wed, 10:35: Snowing or raining in your area? Add the weather in your location to our weather observations site http://t.co/tyAcLHdx \via @metoffice Ср, 10:50: I’m backing Labour’s…

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On the thirteenth day of advent: birthdaying Emma

This morning was Emma’s birthday and I got up to organise a nice relaxing breakfast at the dining table with her presents and cards all laid out for her. She was suitably delighted and impressed with the giant Hello Kitty…

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23:06 has finally seen the first episode of Frozen Planet. Amazing! Although not so keen on the seal horror movie… # 10:25 : so if the Higgs boson is found, does that mean that God is a test tube baby?…

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23:06 has finally seen the first episode of Frozen Planet. Amazing! Although not so keen on the seal horror movie… # 10:25 : so if the Higgs boson is found, does that mean that God is a test tube baby?…

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22:54 writing on the tenth day of advent: concerts and standing ovations… t.co/1ODxXAmp # 22:56 writes on the eleventh day of advent: of the chores after the night before… t.co/V2k5zulK # 11:57 wonders if its weird how much I hate…

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The Time Was When

22:54 writing on the tenth day of advent: concerts and standing ovations… t.co/1ODxXAmp # 22:56 writes on the eleventh day of advent: of the chores after the night before… t.co/V2k5zulK # 11:57 wonders if its weird how much I hate…

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22:54 writing on the tenth day of advent: concerts and standing ovations… t.co/1ODxXAmp # 22:56 writes on the eleventh day of advent: of the chores after the night before… t.co/V2k5zulK # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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