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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10:46 : the happiness of animals – this is what happens when you tickle a penguin huff.to/dEZjCM via @AlysFowler @HuffingtonPost # 15:48 Not sure how this water diverter for bathwater to garden works but seems a neat idea… bit.ly/dLsEFj via…

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10:46 : the happiness of animals – this is what happens when you tickle a penguin huff.to/dEZjCM \via @AlysFowler @HuffingtonPost # 15:48 Not sure how this water diverter for bathwater to garden works but seems a neat idea… bit.ly/dLsEFj \via…

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11:49 Note to self: when I buy my Cotswold manor house must not forget whipping stone. #jkrowling trunc.it/fe2y6 via @rhi_lassiter # 16:27 reading the debate: the irrelevance of publishers t.co/pfIs4rL Is the writing on the wall? via @publishingtalk # Automatically…

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11:49 Note to self: when I buy my Cotswold manor house must not forget whipping stone. #jkrowling trunc.it/fe2y6 \via @rhi_lassiter # 16:27 reading the debate: the irrelevance of publishers t.co/pfIs4rL Is the writing on the wall? \via @publishingtalk # Automatically…

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10:37 has ordered a new Sandisk Cruzer memory stick. Old still works after being bent 90 degrees, but still fearful now. Impressed with the model # 11:11 can still smell chocolate in the air… #CadburyWorld #chocolate # Automatically bleated by…

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10:37 has ordered a new Sandisk Cruzer memory stick. Old still works after being bent 90 degrees, but still fearful now. Impressed with the model # 11:11 can still smell chocolate in the air… #CadburyWorld #chocolate # Automatically bleated by…

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22:24 had a very nice walk in some bluebell woods today… OX26 #bluebellwatch twitpic.com/4lpx6x # 19:12 has had a chocolastic day at Cadbury world… #chocolate # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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22:24 had a very nice walk in some bluebell woods today… OX26 #bluebellwatch twitpic.com/4lpx6x # 19:12 has had a chocolastic day at Cadbury world… #chocolate # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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22:24 had a very nice walk in some bluebell woods today… OX26 #bluebellwatch twitpic.com/4lpx6x # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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22:24 had a very nice walk in some bluebell woods today… OX26 #bluebellwatch twitpic.com/4lpx6x # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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23:12 is tryingto turn over a new leaf: 2 out 3 days this week I played some scales… not many but a few… #flute #practice # 21:51 has just heard @EmmaEShepherd laugh like a seagull… # 21:52 : and now,…

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23:12 is tryingto turn over a new leaf: 2 out 3 days this week I played some scales… not many but a few… #flute #practice # 21:51 has just heard @EmmaEShepherd laugh like a seagull… # 21:52 : and now,…

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16:37 needs to look to my own website. It needs a refresh but maybe a refocus too? Can/should shepline be my author homepage, or separated…? # 16:38 needs to look to my own website. It needs a refresh but maybe…

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16:37 needs to look to my own website. It needs a refresh but maybe a refocus too? Can/should shepline be my author homepage, or separated…? # 16:38 needs to look to my own website. It needs a refresh but maybe…

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10:16 has just seen first bluebells of the season; OX3 0BP #bluebellwatch twitpic.com/4jkbse # 19:50 @Gthecat Have you talked about it in a derogatory fashion? If so, some robot who doesn’t know the difference will imply a love on your…

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10:16 has just seen first bluebells of the season; OX3 0BP #bluebellwatch twitpic.com/4jkbse # 19:50 @Gthecat Have you talked about it in a derogatory fashion? If so, some robot who doesn’t know the difference will imply a love on your…

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11:34 has vacuumed the house, changed the beds, done some washing, cooked rhubarb & mixed up the batter for staffordshire oatcakes… #productive # 16:49 has just made and consumed my first Staffordshire oatcakes. On a hot sunny day it reminds…

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11:34 has vacuumed the house, changed the beds, done some washing, cooked rhubarb & mixed up the batter for staffordshire oatcakes… #productive # 16:49 has just made and consumed my first Staffordshire oatcakes. On a hot sunny day it reminds…

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15:07 is rediscovering all those 251 “songs” that don’t seem to come up often on random #weddingplaylist # 16:02 thinks that the skies too blue out there to be in here at a computer… #damnworkgetsinthewayoffun # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

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