Kathy, Ruth and Tommy were pupils at Hailsham - an idyllic establishme nt situated deep in the English countryside. The children there were t enderly sheltered from the outside world, brought up to believe they w ere special, and that their personal welfare was crucial. But for what reason were they really there It is only years later that Kathy, now aged 31, finally allows herself to yield to the pull of memory. What unfolds is the haunting story of how Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, slowly com e to face the truth about their seemingly happy childhoods - and about their futures. Never Let Me Go is uniquely moving novel, charged thro ughout with a sense of the fragility of our lives.