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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

The Imaginary Wife

How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?

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I was unhappy with the first #illustration of this jewel in the crown of #bookshops. So I drew it again and now have something that I think properly reflects how wonderful a shop @booksandink is. What do you think? . #bookshopsofinstagram #amillustrating #bookloversguidetobookshops

Saturday 26 May 2018

I was unhappy with the first #illustration of this jewel in the crown of #bookshops. So I drew it again and now have something that I think properly reflects how wonderful a shop @booksandink is. What do you think? ….

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Visited Barnabees Books and found, amongst other books, the missing book in my collection of Philippa Gregory’s #TudorCourt series. Also chatted to Tyona about books, bookshops, and soap and interested her in a print and matching business cards and postcards for the shop! . #bookaholic #authorsofinstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #bookloversguidetobookshops

Thursday 24 May 2018

Visited Barnabees Books and found, amongst other books, the missing book in my collection of Philippa Gregory’s #TudorCourt series. Also chatted to Tyona about books, bookshops, and soap and interested her in a print and matching business cards and postcards…

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“One day I’ll probably trap myself behind a book wall for ever, but the way I look at is that I’ll be reading as I starve to death, so it’ll be okay. My to-read pile at this point split far beyond the shelves and far beyond sense, teetering in higgledy.” . #amreading @21stcenturyyokel #TomCox

Wednesday 23 May 2018

“One day I’ll probably trap myself behind a book wall for ever, but the way I look at is that I’ll be reading as I starve to death, so it’ll be okay. My to-read pile at this point split far…

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#SummerReading for the bank holiday? Book 2, #TheImaginaryWife, is getting some excellent early reports but still missing it’s first #review… Have you read it, and if so, what did you think? . Both #books available on Amazon or from your chosen book supplier. If you’re near Oxfordshire @booksandink will be sure to order you in a copy! ????

Wednesday 23 May 2018

#SummerReading for the bank holiday? Book 2, #TheImaginaryWife, is getting some excellent early reports but still missing it’s first #review… Have you read it, and if so, what did you think? . Both #books available on Amazon or from your…

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