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F ro m t h e accl a i m ed a u t h or of “T h e Re m a i n s of t h e D a y” a n d “W h e n We Were
O r p h a n s,” a m ovi n g n ew n ovel t h a t s u b tly rei m agi n es o u r world a n d ti m e i n a
h a u n t i n g stor y of frie n d s h i p a n d love.
A s a c h ild, K a t h y–n ow t h ir ty-o n e yea rs old–lived a t H a ils h a m , a p riva te sc h ool
i n t h e sce n ic E n glis h co u n t r yside w h ere t h e c h il d re n were s h eltered fro m t h e
o u tside world, b ro u g h t u p to believe t h a t t h ey were special a n d t h a t t h eir
well-bei ng w as cr u cial n ot o n l y for t h e m selves b u t for t h e society t h ey wo u ld
eve n t u a lly e n ter. K a t h y h a d lo n g ago p u t t h is i d yllic p ast b e h i n d h er, b u t
w h e n two of h er H a ils h a m frie n ds com e b ac k i n to h er life, s h e stops resisti ng
t h e p u ll of m e m or y.
A n d so, as h er frie n d s h i p wit h R u t h is re k i n dled, a n d as t h e feeli ngs t h a t
lo n g ago f u eled h er a dolesce n t cr u s h o n Tom m y b egi n to deepe n i n to love,
K a t h y recalls t h eir yea rs a t H a ils h a m . S h e describes h a p p y sce n es of boys
a n d girls grow i n g u p toget h er, u n per t u r bed–eve n co m for ted–b y t h eir
isol a tio n . B u t s h e describes ot h er sce n es as well: of discor d a n d
m is u n d erst a n d i n g t h a t h i n t a t a d a r k secret b e h i n d H a ils h a m's n u r t u ri n g
faca de. W it h t h e d a w n i n g cl a rity of h i n d sig h t , t h e t h ree frie n ds a re co m pelled
to face t h e t r u t h a bo u t t h eir c h il d h ood–a n d a bo u t t h eir lives n ow.
A t ale of decep tive si m plicity, “Never Let M e G o” slowly reveals a n
ex t r aor di n a r y e m otio n a l dep t h a n d reso n a n ce–a n d t a k es its place a m o n g
K a z u o Is h ig u ro's fi n est wor k .
, Never Let Me G o
A novel by
K a z uo Ish igu ro
To Lorn a a n d N aomi
, NOT FOR SALE
This PDF File was created for
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author, NO money or profit will ever be made
from this text or its distribution.
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, Never Let Me G o
K a z uo Ish igu ro
F ro m t h e accl a i m ed a u t h or of “T h e Re m a i n s of t h e D a y” a n d “W h e n We Were
O r p h a n s,” a m ovi n g n ew n ovel t h a t s u b tly rei m agi n es o u r world a n d ti m e i n a
h a u n t i n g stor y of frie n d s h i p a n d love.
A s a c h ild, K a t h y–n ow t h ir ty-o n e yea rs old–lived a t H a ils h a m , a p riva te sc h ool
i n t h e sce n ic E n glis h co u n t r yside w h ere t h e c h il d re n were s h eltered fro m t h e
o u tside world, b ro u g h t u p to believe t h a t t h ey were special a n d t h a t t h eir
well-bei ng w as cr u cial n ot o n l y for t h e m selves b u t for t h e society t h ey wo u ld
eve n t u a lly e n ter. K a t h y h a d lo n g ago p u t t h is i d yllic p ast b e h i n d h er, b u t
w h e n two of h er H a ils h a m frie n ds com e b ac k i n to h er life, s h e stops resisti ng
t h e p u ll of m e m or y.
A n d so, as h er frie n d s h i p wit h R u t h is re k i n dled, a n d as t h e feeli ngs t h a t
lo n g ago f u eled h er a dolesce n t cr u s h o n Tom m y b egi n to deepe n i n to love,
K a t h y recalls t h eir yea rs a t H a ils h a m . S h e describes h a p p y sce n es of boys
a n d girls grow i n g u p toget h er, u n per t u r bed–eve n co m for ted–b y t h eir
isol a tio n . B u t s h e describes ot h er sce n es as well: of discor d a n d
m is u n d erst a n d i n g t h a t h i n t a t a d a r k secret b e h i n d H a ils h a m's n u r t u ri n g
faca de. W it h t h e d a w n i n g cl a rity of h i n d sig h t , t h e t h ree frie n ds a re co m pelled
to face t h e t r u t h a bo u t t h eir c h il d h ood–a n d a bo u t t h eir lives n ow.
A t ale of decep tive si m plicity, “Never Let M e G o” slowly reveals a n
ex t r aor di n a r y e m otio n a l dep t h a n d reso n a n ce–a n d t a k es its place a m o n g
K a z u o Is h ig u ro's fi n est wor k .
, Never Let Me G o
A novel by
K a z uo Ish igu ro
To Lorn a a n d N aomi
