Kathy buys a cassette tape by a woman named Judy Bridgewater, which contains a song entitled “Never Let Me Go.” This song stirs up strong emotions in Kathy, and one day, she is “caught” by Madame, while in her dorm, dancing slowly to the music, and holding an imaginary child in her arms. During their time at Hailsham, the students room with one another, submit art to Exchanges (which other students then receive), and buy small items at periodic Sales occurring on the school grounds. Art classes are very important at Hailsham, and Tommy is chastised by his fellow students for rarely placing works of art in the special Gallery selected by Madame, whom the students believe to be the head of school.
Kathy becomes close friends with Ruth and Tommy-the former the head of a clique of fellow students the latter a rather strange boy given to temper tantrums. The novel opens at Hailsham, an idyllic community flanked by football fields and filled with students and kind “guardians,” like Miss Geraldine, Miss Lucy, and Miss Emily (Emily is also the headmistress). Never Let Me Go-set in England in the 1990s-is narrated by Kathy H., a former student at Hailsham, and now a “carer” who helps “donors” recuperate after they give away their organs.
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