Kathy, now 31-years-old, looks back at her time at Hailsham, a boarding school in England with her close friends Ruth and Tommy. While she seems to have fond memories of this time, the reader soon senses that something is not quite normal about this school or about these students. Students never leave the school and never see anyone other than their "guardians". When they are too old for Hailsham, they go to the "cottages". There is talk about "donations", "carers", and "completing".
A compelling book that slowly reveals itself. Kathy's innocent child-like perspective on things makes the horror of their situation that much more powerful.
