Till Times are Done

What does love mean…?

It’s 1927, and in a home for unwed mothers, young Janie McGavie gives birth to a son. But when she tragically dies, the boy is put up for adoption.

England, 1993

The famous author Wald Ingman has died and the news has hit Midge Brace-Percival, hard.

As she sits in her cottage, she remembers the passionate yet brutal relationship she shared with a man who married many others, but never Midge. From the moment they met as school children, there has always been an inexplicable chemistry between Midge and Wald.

Born into an aristocratic family, the Brace-Percival clan has never been conventional. Growing up on a country estate in Rood, Wiltshire, Palmer – Midge’s father – was the only one to go to school, the rest being educated at home.

Whilst her father and his brother Digby had a massive falling out, they cleared the air just enough for Midge to visit Rood, where she meets the charming and charismatic Wald. They quickly embark on an illicit affair that provides the background for his future bestselling novel, The Beginning.

But the affair soon turns sour and Midge marries Henry, a merchant banker, and they welcome a son, Rowley.

Whilst Wald is no longer in her life, he still holds a certain power over Midge, and when he shows up years later, Midge leaves her family behind to start a new life in Paris with Wald.

Midge tries desperately to hold their tempestuous relationship together, but when she falls pregnant, Wald is far from happy.

Things go from bad to worse when Midge suffers a traumatic miscarriage whilst visiting her other family, bringing her relationship with Wald to an end once more.

And then Midge’s daughter from her second husband hears a rumour, a rumour that could devastate many, and Midge sets out to discover just who Wald really was, and how he was connected to her father’s falling out with her uncle.

Part memoir, part love affair, Till Times Are Done is a beautifully written novel that will leave you wondering just what love really is.

Praise for Virginia Budd

‘A tale full of romance and sadness, both from the present and the past’ – PRIMA

Virginia Budd has worked in PR and advertising and her experience in these, as well as her studies of local history, have combined to add authenticity and originality to her writing. She lives in Suffolk. Her books include An Affair to Remember, Running to Paradise, A Change of Pace and Family Ties.