Never Let Me Go

by Gale Wilhelm

WWII, women in the workforce. Romance.

215 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1945

About the author

Gale Wilhelm was an American writer most noted for two books that featured lesbian themes written in the 1930s: We Too Are Drifting and Torchlight to Valhalla.

Wilhelm published several short stories in 1934 and 1935, her first appearing in Literary America. Her work also appeared in Colliers and the Yale Review.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read this book so often, the binding is broken, and the pages are loose. It would be a paperback romance today but the writing is soft and expressive. Romances written today seem to create the necessary length by repeating, over and over, the same thoughts and quandaries. This book uses every word to build the background and the characters. I also love the way it depicts a lifestyle that no longer exists. The women wore hats and gloves to a job interview. Men stood up when women entered a room. Strangers on trains talked to each other. It's one of my favorites.

Well, I have a more well-preserved copy so I'm no longer losing pages though I am missing one page 3/4 torn out. It was a Christmas present last year from a sister. She kept my original so I'm not sure if she's reading it or has finally recycled it.

I didn't like it as much this time as all the other times before. The MMC is irritating. He wonders if the marital trouble could be fault but then decides, "no."

[Bethany · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't as bad as Bring Home the Bride, but it wasn't that much better either. (Though I think the love interest was much more annoying in this one. I'm not saying Gale sucks at writing men and compelling m/f relationships, but....... *cough*) I'm gonna call it quits on Gale's hetero books now.