Cloudy-Bright takes place in presentday England. Jenny lives with her parents in London; Sam lives with his aunt and uncle in Barhampton, where he attends college, Barhampton Polytechnic. Sam and Jenny arrange to meet in historically significant and picturesque towns such as Brighton, Stratfordupon-Avon, and York. Brighton has a pebbled seashore and the Royal Pavilion, an architectural marvel combining Eastern, onion-shaped domes and Western structures. Stratford is the home of William Shakespeare, but Jenny finds the quaint thatched roofs and half-timbered houses too touristy.

York, in the north of England, and wellknown to Sam, has a famous cathedral.

This ancient city dates back to the time when Britain was a Roman outpost.

In addition to these cities, the novel portrays Jenny at school and at her parents' house. It is at her grandparents' house, however, that she reveals the most about her character. A cheery, homey place with...