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Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Another coming-of-age tale but with entirely different connotations, Ishiguro confronts us with a chilling scenario and forces us to dwell on the potentials and consequences of advances in genetic science.

©Julia Welstead 2011

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Julia Welstead ~ wordsmith

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