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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The Aldeburgh Bookshop is another fine indie that it’s hard to walk out from without having been relieved of some cash… ???????? . #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #illustration #amillustrating #bookloversguidetobookshops

The Aldeburgh Bookshop is another fine indie that it’s hard to walk out from without having been relieved of some cash… ???????? . #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #illustration #amillustrating #bookloversguidetobookshops

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My local #indiebookshop just moved to a premises and I’m going to look forward to it filling up with more stock. Lots of books please! Books upon books, tables next to tables, I want to be able able to not move for books… . #bookshops #bookshopsofinstagram #illustration #amillustrating #illustratorsofinstagram #bookloversguidetobookshops @colesbooksbicester

My local #indiebookshop just moved to a premises and I’m going to look forward to it filling up with more stock. Lots of books please! Books upon books, tables next to tables, I want to be able able to not…

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Saturday night sketching… seeing if I can finish off my #illustration of the new @colesbooksbicester which I visited today and purchased the new @echealey… . #amillustrating #books???? #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops

Saturday night sketching… seeing if I can finish off my #illustration of the new @colesbooksbicester which I visited today and purchased the new @echealey… . #amillustrating #books???? #bookshopsofinstagram #bookshops #bookloversguidetobookshops

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It’s looking like another nice weekend to be out and relaxing in the garden or the local park. What are reading? . http://shepline.com/books/ . #amreading #books???? #summerreads #norsemythology #magicrealism #fantasy #ImaginaryFriends

It’s looking like another nice weekend to be out and relaxing in the garden or the local park. What are reading? . Books . #amreading #books???? #summerreads #norsemythology #magicrealism #fantasy #ImaginaryFriends

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If your Dad was 22 when you were born because his life goes in 11s but by the time he was 33 you were already 13 because things were already broken what with you being a boy not a girl at what age could you be a grandma to an 18 year old and how old would your Dad be? #fairies #amplotting #ImaginaryFriends

If your Dad was 22 when you were born because his life goes in 11s but by the time he was 33 you were already 13 because things were already broken what with you being a boy not a girl…

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