Never Let Me Go

By Kazuo Ishiguro

Categories: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Never Let Me Go (2005) is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro narrated by Kathy H., who looks back on her childhood at Hailsham, a secluded boarding school in the English countryside. Kathy, Ruth and Tommy grow up under the care of guardians who encourage art and good health but tell the students little about their future. As adults leaving the school, the three friends come to understand the purpose they were raised for, and the love triangle between them shapes how they face it.

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• Dua Lipa: “Some books are so good you wish you could read them again for the first time. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is that novel for me.”