Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Kathy H., a clone living in a dystopian alternate reality of late 1990s England, as she reflects on her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham boarding school and her later experiences at the Cottages. At Hailsham, Kathy and her fellow clones are raised and educated in a sheltered environment, gradually learning of their predetermined fate as organ donors for "normal" humans. The story follows Kathy's close relationships with her friends Tommy and Ruth, their shared experiences at Hailsham and the Cottages, and their struggle to come to terms with their limited futures. Through their search for meaning and connection, Ishiguro explores themes of memory, love, loss, and the ethics of human cloning.