Cloudy-Bright

by John Rowe Townsend

The romance between photography buff Sam and Jenny, a dreamy, talented London teenager who hopes to learn about photography, unfolds through the ideas and perceptions of both halves of the couple

Genres: Young Adult

215 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

John Rowe Townsend (born 1922) is a British children's author and academic. His best-known children's novel is The Intruder, which won a 1971 Edgar Award, and his best-known academic work is Written for Children: An Outline of English Language Children's Literature (1965), the definitive work of its time on the subject.

He was born in Leeds, and studied at Leeds Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Among his popular works are Gumble's Yard (his debut novel, published in 1961), Widdershins Crescent (1965), and The Intruder (1969), which won a 1971 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile Mystery. In Britain, The Intruder was made into a children's TV series starring Milton Johns as the stranger. Noah's Castle was filmed by Southern television and transmitted in seven 25-minute episodes in 1980.

Reviews

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reread this book every few years, and it usually starts with insomnia. I'm up in the middle of the night, and I think, I'll read this old boring book about photography and that will put me to sleep.
But then I get caught up in the story, and I remember why I gave this clever little book 5 stars! Before I know it, I'm not the least bit sleepy, and I've read half the book!

Sam is such a lovable idiot, and Jenny is so deliciously innocent and dreamy.

Maybe it's the nostalgia for my childhood, since I first read this at age 14, but all these years of rereading has not diminished my enjoyment of this book at all!

[Sula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely showing its age: Sam is thoughtless and unlikable, and while Jenny is nice she comes across as a pushover. As the whole story is about their relationship, it is hard to find much to particularly commend it with changed views these days on what makes a healthy relationship etc. etc.

[Margarita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Iba con pocas expectativas y desde el comienzo me ha ido enganchando.
Una historia tierna, bonita y realista. Sobre cómo nos puede cambiar una persona, el perseguir tus sueños...
El personaje de Jenny me ha gustado mucho ❤ personaje fresco y diferente.
El autor ha usado muy bien el cambio de narrador, se diferenciaba mucho los que eran Jenny y Sam.
Lo único que no me ha gustado es como ha llevado el tema de Elaine, como el autor ha usado este personaje. No quiero soltar spoiler así que... mejor no seguir hablando