Never Let Me Go

Book Link: Never Let Me Go

Part 1

• Chapter 1

  • Kathy works as a caregiver about to complete 12 years then resign
  • From Hailsham (School/Orphanage)
  • Takes care of donors. Sometimes gets to choose the donor
  • Gets Ruth and Tommy (old friends) as donors
  • Thinks about the time at school when Tommy was bullied (football)
  • Kathy and friends watched the incident from their pavilion window
  • Once the boys leave Tommy throws a angry tantrum
  • On the way to their room Kathy speaks with Tommy and pacifies him

• Chapter 2

  • Kathy talks with Ruth about the past after her first donation
  • Informs us about “Exchanges” that are held 4 times a year
  • Students made things and sold it at Exchanges for Tokens
  • Tokens are used to buy items from other students
  • Kathy asks Ruth wasn’t it strange what we sold when kids
  • Kathy tries to remember when the ordeal with Tommy started
  • Elephant painting that guardian (teacher) taught had deeper meaning
  • Tommy gets angry easily which kids use to bully and tease him
  • Eventually the bullying stopped when Tommy learns to control anger
  • Kathy tries to understand from Tommy why the sudden change

• Chapter 3

  • Tommy tells Kathy Ms. Clare told him its okay if he cant produce good art
  • Tommy was surprised as Ms. Clare was shaking with anger when speaking
  • Ms. Clare tells Tommy that there are a lot of things that they are not taught
  • Kathy thinks of incidents with Ms. Clare from the past that felt out of place
  • (Kathy thinks about the Madame). Madame comes and takes the best art
  • The art is taken to the Gallery. No one had seen the gallery
  • Cannot ask questions about the Gallery
  • Everyone is scared of the Madame as she seems proud and scary
  • (Madame is an outsider. Hailsham is surrounded by fields)
  • (Vans and lorries bring supplies from the outside. No contact with outside)
  • Ruth believes that the Madame is scared of them. They test theory
  • They realize that Madame is in fact scared of them. Don’t know why

• Chapter 4

  • Kathy talks about the token controversy
  • Students wants tokens for the items that were taken by the Madame
  • Ms. Emily (head guardian) said they would receive tokens but only a few
  • Not everyone was happy with the idea.
  • Remembers Ms. Clare asking them one reading day about the controversy
  • Some one asks about the Gallery. Ms. Clare give a vague answer
  • Informs that one day they would understand the importance of it
  • Kathy then informs us about Sales which are used to buy thins from outside
  • Sales occurred once a month. Tokens were used for purchases
  • Everyone highly respects Ms. Emily. Also scared of her reprimands
  • Thinks about when she meet Ruth for the first time
  • Talks about playing horse riding with her. Made Ms. Geraldine’s secret guard

• Chapter 5

  • Kathy talks about the secret guard group that was formed by Ruth
  • It was all an fantasy that was created by Ruth
  • Their goal was to find people trying to kidnap Ms. Geraldine
  • Never did anything about people they suspected as being spies
  • Kathy brings up the chess controversy were Ruth says she knows chess
  • When Kathy asked Ruth to teach her she realized she did not know chess
  • Kathy then discusses the pencil box incident
  • Ruth implied that it was a gift from Ms. Geraldine
  • Kathy figures out later that its an lie (Tell Ruth she checked Sale register)

• Chapter 6

  • Kathy feels really bad about hurting Ruth’s feeling
  • Kathy tries to find ways to cheer Ruth up. Eventually does art at class
  • Student asks Ruth were the pencil box was from and Kathy said its a secret
  • Ruth looks for ways to pay Kathy back for the favor
  • Kathy talks about Norfolk and how Ms. Emily did not have any images for it
  • Joke of them considering it the Lost Corner of England
  • Talks about her favorite song “Never Let Me Go”. Singer smoking on cover
  • Talks about the cigarette incident. Student asking Ms. Lucy about smoking
  • Ms. Lucy says she smoked when young but its more dangerous for them
  • How Kathy imagined that the song was about the singer protecting her baby
  • Madame sees Kathy dancing using pillow as baby. Starts sobbing
  • We are informed that the students at Hailsham are unable to have children
  • Kathy looses the disk. Informs us a lot of thieving used to occur at Hailsham
  • Ruth uses this opportunity to get even with Kathy. Gets her a random disk
  • Kathy is happy about the gesture. Informs us that Ruth is gone

• Chapter 7

  • Ms. Lucy not like other guardians. Its about oddities at Hailsham
  • Informs them that their life’s have been predetermined for them
  • Tells that that they have been told and not told about things on purpose
  • Kathy and Tommy discuss about this how they always mask information

• Chapter 8

  • Kathy talks about her playing a secret game
  • Imagines that she is living in a large house with only a few kids
  • Hears hissing sound coming from Room 22. Finds Ms. Lucy in room
  • Goes near her notices that she is scribbling on paper (cause of noise)
  • Incident with Tommy and Ms. Lucy (discovers about it later)
  • Tommy’s mood changed and looked sad and hurt all the time
  • Calendar incident with Tommy (Patricia good at draw)
  • Tommy and Ruth were a couple and had broken during the same time
  • Kathy talks about trying to have sex with Harry (just to experience it)

• Chapter 9

  • Cause of break-up Kathy does not go through with it
  • Others suggest Kathy should get together with Tommy
  • Talks about Walkman’s arriving at Hailsham and they would share it
  • Ruth asks Kathy to speak with Tommy so that they could get back together
  • Ruth believes that Tommy will listen to Tommy no matter what happens
  • Ruth and Tommy get back together
  • Tommy tells Kathy about his interaction with Ms. Lucy
  • Ms. Lucy tells Tommy to forget everything she said and to focus on art
  • In passing tells Tommy that art is used as evidence
  • Next day students are informed that Ms. Lucy is leaving Hailsham

Part 2

• Part 10

  • After Hailsham 8 of the kids where sent to Cottages. Other different places
  • Cottages where remains of farms and was converted to living spaces
  • The kids were tasked to various tasks to keep the Cottages in shape
  • Did not have any fixed schedule and activities like Hailsham
  • The older students (veterans) at Cottage would travel away for a few days
  • The new commers were not allowed to go far from the Cottage
  • Soon realize that things are done differently
  • Couples don’t go around showing their affection in public
  • Kathy understands that the veterans copy their behavior from TV
  • Kathy was reading a book under a tree. Ruth comes and tries to spoil book
  • Ruth does that to other students as well to show that she has already read it
  • Ruth would often make up white lies in front of the veterans to look smart
  • Ruth and Kathy have a fit. Kathy walks away
  • Ruth tells Kathy that she wasn’t been slow knowing some of the veterans

• Part 11

  • Early days at Cottage was strange. Kathy and Ruth always fighting
  • At night they would confide in each other about what they were experiencing
  • Kathy had multiple one-night stands at Cottage
  • Kathy wasn’t planning for it to occur that way
  • Kathy confided in Ruth about her urge to always touch herself
  • Kathy expected these conversations to be secret
  • Ruth bringing up the one-night stands made Kathy angry
  • Veterans would go out on “courses” that had to do with their future careers
  • Talks about the porno mags that were found at the cottages
  • Keffers confiscated all the magazines to destroy but leaves it behind
  • Kathy takes them and goes in boiler barn to look at them
  • Tommy joins Kathy and asks why she is looking at the magazines
  • Kathy says she is trying to please herself. Tommy says she is lying
  • Tommy says her has a sad expression when looking at the mags.
  • Tommy asks for reason. Kathy checks all of them and leaves the barn

• Part 12

  • Kathy tells us about “possible”. The person from whom they are clones
  • One of the veteran couple claimed to have seen Ruth’s possible
  • They did not know much about possible that that they were based on them
  • Ruth wants to meet her possible who is an office employee
  • Kathy is skeptical about this as Ruth had said before this is her dream future
  • Chrissie was star struck with Hailsham and wanted to know more about them
  • Chrissie, Rodney along with Tommy, Kathy and Ruth went to Norfolk

• Part 13

  • They go on the trip. During trip Ruth talks non-stop with the veterans
  • They stop at a cafe for food. Veterans bring up deferrals
  • Something only Hailsham students can request. Defers donations.
  • If two students can prove they are really in love they can ask for deferral
  • Kathy realizes this was the real reason for the trip
  • Tommy says they do not know much anything about these deferrals
  • Ruth says they could get going on finding her possible

• Part 14

  • They stop at a shop to buy birthday cards in bulk
  • Kathy finds Chrissie talking with Ruth about the deferral
  • They get angry when they realize Kathy as seen them
  • Rodney takes them down multiple wrong roads
  • Eventually they find the office. And Rodney shows them the possible
  • They all agree that the possible does look a lot like Ruth
  • People from office notice then staring they walk away and wait in a alley
  • See the possible walk out from the office. They trail her to a art shop
  • The possible speaks with the owner
  • They overhear the conversation and are shocked
  • The possible leaves. The owner speaks with them about art
  • Everyone walks out in a sullen mood. The veteran’s try to cheer Ruth
  • Ruth finally says that allow of them are modelled after trash
  • To lighten the mood the veterans say they should visit one of their friends
  • Kathy says she will not join them as the friend they shouldn’t meet carers
  • Tommy stays back with Kathy

• Part 15

  • Kathy and Tommy start walking down the street
  • Tommy tells Kathy that he wanted to buy her a gift at the shop
  • Tommy says he does not know how to find it and needs her help
  • Tells Kathy he was looking for the tape that had gone missing at Hailsham
  • They find a 2ns hand store that sells the tape. Tommy buys it for Kathy
  • They walk but a hill and Tommy bring up the deferrals
  • He says he has a theory as to why the Madame would collect the best art
  • Informs Ms. Emily had also let slip about it been used to look at their soul
  • Says he thinks its used to judge their souls to see if they are actually in love
  • Says that he thinks that is why Ms. Lucy told him she was wrong
  • Kathy thinks about the incident with Madame (listening to music)
  • Thinks Madame would have taught she was dancing with a lover (pillow)
  • They walk back down to their car. Tommy asks Kathy about the porno mags
  • Asks if she thinks her possible is a adult star and was searching for her
  • Kathy tells him about how she fills like having sex all the time
  • Tommy tells him its okay and he feels the same sometimes and its natural
  • Ruth and the veterans return. Ruth seems to be in a happy mood
  • Ruth tries to make up with them by nonstop talking with them

• Part 16

  • After reaching the Cottages none of them discussed about the trip
  • One day Tommy shows Kathy the animals that he has drawing
  • Kathy likes them and says to continue drawing them
  • More and more veterans leave to start with their training courses
  • Kathy and Ruth continue their nightly discussions
  • Ruth finds the tape. Kathy explain how she found it
  • Laughs at Tommy and its animal drawings
  • Finds Ruth and Tommy talking behind a abandoned church
  • Ruth says Tommy was telling her about the Gallery theory
  • Ruth tells Tommy they think that his drawings are not good
  • Kathy does not say anything and walks off

• Part 17

  • After the event at the church there was rift between them all
  • Kathy asks Ruth to go on a walk with her. They rest at a abandoned bus stop
  • Kathy tells Ruth that they should discuss about what happened
  • Ruth agrees with everything Kathy says and that he reconciled with Tommy
  • Ruth tells Kathy that she is not sure if they would last as a couple forever
  • Tells Kathy at Tommy is not romantically interested in her
  • They discuss about a incident that occurred at Hailsham
  • Ruth pretends to not remember the event. Kathy is angry
  • Kathy makes up her mind to become a carer
  • Speaks with Keffers and starts the process. Tries to avoid Tommy and Ruth
  • Eventually leaves the Cottages

Part 3

• Part 18

  • Kathy talks about her life as an carer
  • Runs into Laura (Hailsham) at a car park. Talks about their life’s
  • Laura brings up Ruth. Asks Kathy why she was not her carer
  • Talks about Hailsham about to shut down
  • Kathy decides to become Ruth’s carer
  • Talk with each other but have repressed emotions
  • Ruth brings up a beached boat. Kathy brings up Tommy
  • Tommy in a care center near the boat. They decide to meet Tommy

• Part 19

  • They go to meet Tommy. Tommy hugs Kathy on meeting her
  • In the car Ruth has a smile on her face and constantly looks at Tommy
  • They eventually reach the woods with the boat
  • They have to walk for a while (Tommy and Kathy notice Ruth is very weak)
  • They reach the boat that is in a swap land. They take in the view
  • They walk about some of their friends and what happened to them
  • They make the way to their car. On the way back Kathy show Ruth a poster
  • The poster is of an office. Kathy talks about their Norfolk trip
  • Tommy and Kathy tell Ruth that she could have tried to work at office
  • Ruth turns to Kathy suddenly and tells her she is sorry
  • Tells her it should have been her and Tommy all along
  • Had Tommy a piece of paper with the Madame’s address to ask for deferral
  • They leave Tommy at his center and head back to Dover
  • At Dover Ruth constantly tells Kathy to becomes Tommy’s donor
  • Ruth has her 2nd donation and does not make it through

• Part 20

  • Kathy becomes Tommy’s carer after this 3rd donation
  • Tommy is moved to a new large private room
  • Kathy and Tommy start having sex with each other
  • Start’s working on his sketches once again
  • Kathy goes to the address given by Ruth and finds the Madame
  • They decide they will go and talk to her to see what will happen

• Part 21

  • Kathy and Tommy head out to meet Madame
  • They reach the town find Madame walking towards her house
  • Follows her home. Calls out and tells them who they are
  • Madame lets them in and tells them to wait on main room
  • Madame speaks with someone on the top floor and comes back
  • Asks them what have they come. Kathy and Tommy answer
  • Madame asks questions Kathy senses is for someone else behind her
  • Ms. Emily is rolled in on a wheelchair
  • Madame (Marie-Claude) tells Ms. Emily have come to speak with you

• Part 22

  • Ms. Emily tells them that there is no deferrals and that its just a rumor
  • She explains to them about the scandal that got Hailsham closed
  • An scientist was working on creating clones that superhuman abilities
  • This did not sit well with the normal humans
  • Informs Hailsham was created to raise clones in a pleasant environment
  • Tells them that the gallery was used to hold events
  • The events were used to show to the world that clones had souls
  • Tells Ms. Lucy was let gone because she had a different view than them
  • She wanted all the clones to know about their true purpose in life
  • Movers come to move some furniture’s, Ms. Emily follows in an a car
  • Madame and Kathy talk about the “Never Let Me Go” song incident
  • On the way back Tommy says he feels that Ms. Lucy was the correct one
  • Has a burst of rage along the way but calms done

• Part 23

  • Tommy soon starts to behave differently
  • He starts to empathize more with the non-Hailsham donors
  • Tommy gets notice for this fourth donation
  • Tells Kathy that he does not want her to with his carer anymore
  • Informs he does not want her to she him suffer during his last donation
  • Tommy had his donation and eventually completes
  • Kathy goes for a trip to Norfolk and finds Hailsham
  • Reminisces about their life at Hailsham
  • Images that she will find everything she lost there as its Norfolk