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23rd out of 110 books
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Drawing With Light
by
Julia Green
Kat and Emily have grown up without their mother for almost as long as they can remember. And now Dad is with Cassy and they all muddle along together well enough - even though they are living in a cramped caravan while their new house is being renovated. Then Cassy and Dad tell them that Cassy is pregnant, and everything seems to shift. Emily feels a new urge to find her...more
Paperback, 247 pages
Published
March 1st 2010
by Bloomsbury UK
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“Freya has come back to the remote island where her Grandparents live, and where last summer her brother Joe died in a boating accident. But what really happened that night? Freya is not convinced that it was an accident and feels as if Joe’s presence is still haunting her.”
This is my second Julia Green book and I really enjoy her descriptive way of writing. She really brings you into the story within a short space of time and you quickly grow to like the characters. Freya...more
“Freya has come back to the remote island where her Grandparents live, and where last summer her brother Joe died in a boating accident. But what really happened that night? Freya is not convinced that it was an accident and feels as if Joe’s presence is still haunting her.”
This is my second Julia Green book and I really enjoy her descriptive way of writing. She really brings you into the story within a short space of time and you quickly grow to like the characters. Freya...more
This is my first book by Julia Green and I have to say how much I enjoyed it. She writes with such imagery that she makes the whole book feel alive.
The book is centred around Emily whose life is going through some changes. Her big sister Kat is going away to University, her Dad and step mum Cassy are doing up his dream house which means the three of them have to live in a caravan in the middle of winter and best of all she meets a boy. On top of all these she starts to get curious about her Mum...more
The book is centred around Emily whose life is going through some changes. Her big sister Kat is going away to University, her Dad and step mum Cassy are doing up his dream house which means the three of them have to live in a caravan in the middle of winter and best of all she meets a boy. On top of all these she starts to get curious about her Mum...more
Jun 25, 2011
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Normally I’m not into this kind of book; real-to-life girl problems, without a single supernatural thing in sight, but I absolutely loved this one. It drew me in from the beginning, the small memory of Emily’s from when she was a little girl, the family dynamics, the missing mother, the handsome boy... This story was just so beautiful, full of the wonders and horrors of life and the hard decisions that have to be made, the ones that change everything.
Emily was a wonderful lead girl, able to see...more
Emily was a wonderful lead girl, able to see...more
Drawing With Light is an outstanding book. Seriously, I could just stop there becuase it was amazing! So many things to write about! :)
It was a fantastically told, Julia's writing style riveting, convincing and truly magical. Emily was fab! She was so reserved an quiet, but so LOUD!! A photographer. That's what she was. And, wow, I felt like I was there with her, looking at all the beautiful imagery! You don't get many cool photographers like this around the Teen/YA category, so this was just an...more
It was a fantastically told, Julia's writing style riveting, convincing and truly magical. Emily was fab! She was so reserved an quiet, but so LOUD!! A photographer. That's what she was. And, wow, I felt like I was there with her, looking at all the beautiful imagery! You don't get many cool photographers like this around the Teen/YA category, so this was just an...more
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This is another book that Bloomsbury sent me- so thank you!
Out of the 4 books Bloomsbury sent me, Drawing with Light was definitely one of the best. It has such a good story line, and so many different problems and worries.
Emily's mum left her and her sister when she was 2. She doesn't remember her mum- Francesca- and she's always had Cassy as a mum. But while she's living in the tiny caravan ,whilst the house is being done up, she has time to think. And time to question. Question who her mum r...more
Out of the 4 books Bloomsbury sent me, Drawing with Light was definitely one of the best. It has such a good story line, and so many different problems and worries.
Emily's mum left her and her sister when she was 2. She doesn't remember her mum- Francesca- and she's always had Cassy as a mum. But while she's living in the tiny caravan ,whilst the house is being done up, she has time to think. And time to question. Question who her mum r...more
An amazing book. Emily's life is pretty mixed up. As her father is an architect, she has moved home a lot. Her mother left her and her sister when she was 2 and her sister was 4. Then her dad married Cassy
Emily is currently living in a small caravan park with a few rooms, an outside loo and a separate shower block. Her sister, Kat, has gone off to university and she feels lonely. Then she meets Seb, an extremely attractive boy, who teaches her to love. As she meets Seb, she tries to look inside...more
Emily is currently living in a small caravan park with a few rooms, an outside loo and a separate shower block. Her sister, Kat, has gone off to university and she feels lonely. Then she meets Seb, an extremely attractive boy, who teaches her to love. As she meets Seb, she tries to look inside...more
I've never read anything from Julia Green before let alone even heard of her. But at the end of a boring Easter holidays, I picked it up in my local library. It was the most interesting looking book there that I hadn't read before.
When I started the book, the first thing I thought was 'There is entirely too many exclamation marks.' I'm not kidding, until about half way through, there are so many exclamation marks. I counted about 6 in one conversation, mostly coming down Cassy. Apart from the b...more
When I started the book, the first thing I thought was 'There is entirely too many exclamation marks.' I'm not kidding, until about half way through, there are so many exclamation marks. I counted about 6 in one conversation, mostly coming down Cassy. Apart from the b...more
I picked up Drawing With Light after reading a very positive review and being intrigued by the blurb on Amazon. I'm very glad I did as from the gorgeous cover to the beautiful story inside, this book is an absolute joy.
Emily has been brought up by her father and stepmother Cassy, after her Mother, Francesca, left when she was a baby. She has no memories of her mother, but as her family changes from the one she is used to and a teacher compares her photography work to the mysterious Francesca, sh...more
Emily has been brought up by her father and stepmother Cassy, after her Mother, Francesca, left when she was a baby. She has no memories of her mother, but as her family changes from the one she is used to and a teacher compares her photography work to the mysterious Francesca, sh...more
The way that this book has been written is just so beautiful and truly convincing. After a few chapters I fell in love with the main character Emily, the narrator of the book. With all her struggles, Julia Green captured the voice of a teenage girl perfectly and made it one that is very easy to relate to. Emily could be quiet and a little awkward but at other times with her friends and family she is very loud, much like many other girls her age. Her feelings are very real and in depth, the way s...more
This is the first Julia Green novel I have read and I really enjoyed it. She has a lovely writing style and I found myself gripped by Emily’s story. Many things happen in the course of the book but it is really about Emily and her journey to find out who she really is.
There were so many aspects that I loved. Being really interested in Photography I loved that Emily had a passion for this and that it played such a large part in the story. I loved her relationship with Seb - It was really sweet an...more
There were so many aspects that I loved. Being really interested in Photography I loved that Emily had a passion for this and that it played such a large part in the story. I loved her relationship with Seb - It was really sweet an...more
Drawing with Light is a beautifully written story about a girl, a family and a first love. It's poignant and thought-provoking, and instantly captured my full attention.
Emily is still struggling to come to terms with the realisation that her mother left her, never once contacting her or visiting. Her dad and sister have seemingly moved on, and Emily faces change in every direction. Meeting local boy Seb is a turning point for her, and gives her the strength to make some important decisions for h...more
Emily is still struggling to come to terms with the realisation that her mother left her, never once contacting her or visiting. Her dad and sister have seemingly moved on, and Emily faces change in every direction. Meeting local boy Seb is a turning point for her, and gives her the strength to make some important decisions for h...more
Interesting take on the effects of a mother leaving home, suffering from post-natal depression, leaving her two small daughters and loving husband, told as the youngest daughter reaches 16 and starts to question why she left. Emily is also missing elder sister, Kat, who is now at university and trying to deal with the fact that her dad and his partner are expecting their first child together, and her own first love - many emotions covered well by Julia Green.
Ihave only been reading this book for 1 week and have enjoyed this book .It has so many twists and one of the biggest twists for me was when emily and kat found out that cassy was having a baby with their father (rob). I love this book so much it's just relaxing,amazing,diffrent to all the other books i have read . this is an amazing book written by Julia Green.
I enjoyed reading this book. I liked Emily and Seb's relationship, but I found Seb's mother quite annoying (especially when she calls them 'lovebirds', I just thought it was weird and unromantic!) The ending was slightly predictable but I felt satisfied nevertheless.
Randomly picked this out of the school library. It was the first book i'd read by Julia Green, and since then i have also read Blue Moon, and hope to read many more in the future. I love Julia's writing style and how her books are filled with some of the most beautifully written and inspirational quotes.
Very nice book with a unique, but slightly sad story. The author did a great job demonstrating how sometimes our imagination can make someone larger than life. However, with maturity and time we can over come our sadness and learn to forgive.
This book is quite easy to read with simple vocabulary, but there are hidden emotions in it that should be reread to understand better. I enjoyed reading it.
It took me a while to get into this novel and I wasn't sure I would finish it, but I'm glad I stuck with it. This is a very British novel in both tone and atmosphere, and I soon found it difficult to put down. The romance between Emily and Seb is delicate and realistic; I really enjoyed it. I also liked the treatment of Emily's mother leaving, the ramifications of that, and how there were no easy answers.
I really loved this book. I love the main character and the boy
Great book, I really enjoyed it.
I loved this book. A simple plot with wonderfully real characters. A real treat of a read.
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