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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12.5 miles of cycling today in 1 hour 8 minutes involved going up a hill and down again (that was fun!). Such a clear light I could see so far. I love the lack of pollution in these #coronavirus #lockdown times… #amcycling???? #DailyExercise

12.5 miles of cycling today in 1 hour 8 minutes involved going up a hill and down again (that was fun!). Such a clear light I could see so far. I love the lack of pollution in these #coronavirus #lockdown…

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Sorry, not sorry. When you go make a second mug of coffee to go with the emergency hot cross bun because Howard Goodall’s music from the Vicar of Dibley comes on the radio and you burst into tears for you Grannie-in-law. #RIPGrannie #sorry #notsorry #WorkingFromHome

Sorry, not sorry. When you go make a second mug of coffee to go with the emergency hot cross bun because Howard Goodall’s music from the Vicar of Dibley comes on the radio and you burst into tears for you…

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It might be an “excellent tale” but The Window Seat Reporter is a bloody peculiar one. I think my weird brain was at the height of its weirdness when I wrote this aged 14… #authorsofinstagram #amwriting #childhoodwriting #stories

It might be an “excellent tale” but The Window Seat Reporter is a bloody peculiar one. I think my weird brain was at the height of its weirdness when I wrote this aged 14… #authorsofinstagram #amwriting #childhoodwriting #stories

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Considering that I never really socialised, went to the pub, or swore as a teenager, all my early stories written at that time seem to involve socialising, going to the pub, and swearing. Clearly I was living my life in fiction. #FictionIsMoreRealThanReality

Considering that I never really socialised, went to the pub, or swore as a teenager, all my early stories written at that time seem to involve socialising, going to the pub, and swearing. Clearly I was living my life in…

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Found a bunch of my old stories and poems dating from when I was 13-16, and decided to type this one up. It’s actually quite well written but bloomin’ heck it’s bleak! It involves a man who’s recently broken up with his partner and drives off into a storm with her kids and a gun. It doesn’t end well… . #amwriting #DidIWriteThis?

Found a bunch of my old stories and poems dating from when I was 13-16, and decided to type this one up. It’s actually quite well written but bloomin’ heck it’s bleak! It involves a man who’s recently broken up…

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