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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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This book should have been called P is Ptarmigan but in all other respects its perfect. Thank you @vnemma for encouraging my weird brain and Lucy Titley for finding it! #amreading #theworstalphabetbookever #Pisforpterodactyl

Wednesday 23 January 2019

This book should have been called P is Ptarmigan but in all other respects its perfect. Thank you @vnemma for encouraging my weird brain and Lucy Titley for finding it! #amreading #theworstalphabetbookever #Pisforpterodactyl

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@elena_tsang was talking to me today about her love of Hello Kitty, and I had to mention how I gave @vnemma space in my booklined study to display it…

Tuesday 22 January 2019

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Snow… ????????

Tuesday 22 January 2019

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Tuesday 22 January 2019

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Marie Kondo might say that you should have no more than 30 books in your house and get rid of anything that doesn’t bring you happiness, but I think that if you only have 30 books that bring you happiness then you are deeply sad and unhappy #books @mariekondo

Monday 21 January 2019

Marie Kondo might say that you should have no more than 30 books in your house and get rid of anything that doesn’t bring you happiness, but I think that if you only have 30 books that bring you happiness…

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I still can’t believe that doctor refused to write down ptarmigan as a word beginning with p… #ptarmigan . #Repost @bbcspringwatch • • • • • Happy Monday guys! What a fabulous ptarmigan! ???? ✨ These masters of the mountain slopes are perfectly equipped to deal with the cold. Their feet act as snowshoes and are covered in feathers to keep them warm! Even their eyelids, nostrils and legs have feathers for extra insulation! ✨ Gorgeous! ✨ Image credit: Paul Jesset via Flickr

Monday 14 January 2019

I still can’t believe that doctor refused to write down ptarmigan as a word beginning with p… #ptarmigan . #Repost @bbcspringwatch • • • • • Happy Monday guys! What a fabulous ptarmigan! ???? ✨ These masters of the mountain…

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Lots of new music on the stands tonight at @abingdonconcertband, and you know our next Storytelling concert is going to be a good one when there’s the theme to my own #MrTumnal to play. Sorry oboes (@laurapicklechop and Mary) for the solo but it’s what @vnemma heard and transcribed and was in my head even though I didn’t know it. And thank you @neilbrownless for making it real.

Thursday 10 January 2019

Lots of new music on the stands tonight at @abingdonconcertband, and you know our next Storytelling concert is going to be a good one when there’s the theme to my own #MrTumnal to play. Sorry oboes (@laurapicklechop and Mary) for…

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