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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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We’ve had this poppy by our fireplace for a most four years now. When I sit and look at it now it is hard to comprehend that for all that time 100 years ago there were families separated, soldiers away fighting, and dying. #RememberenceSunday #Armistace100 #poppy

Sunday 11 November 2018

We’ve had this poppy by our fireplace for a most four years now. When I sit and look at it now it is hard to comprehend that for all that time 100 years ago there were families separated, soldiers away…

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Further to my new bookshelf I’ve been reordering the other shelves and have given my Dickens and Doyle a new home. Then I needed to make dinner so I hastily put a couple of other books back on the shelf… It was accident I promise, I’m not saying anything by it honestly! ???????? #CharlesDickens #Dickens #ArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #TEShepherd

Monday 5 November 2018

Further to my new bookshelf I’ve been reordering the other shelves and have given my Dickens and Doyle a new home. Then I needed to make dinner so I hastily put a couple of other books back on the shelf……

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The one downside to owning 1,791 Books is running out of shelf space. This weekend I turned furniture maker have made this. It’s made out of solid oak floorboards and has a weight to it accordingly. I even have a shelf for my #EdwardArdizzone collection… #weekend #productive #amwoodworking

Sunday 4 November 2018

The one downside to owning 1,791 Books is running out of shelf space. This weekend I turned furniture maker have made this. It’s made out of solid oak floorboards and has a weight to it accordingly. I even have a…

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