In one of the most memorable novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now 31,Never Let Me Gohauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory,Never Let Me Gois charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

If you enjoyedNever Let Me Go, you might also like Ishiguro'sThe Remains of the Day, now available in Faber Modern Classics.