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You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, with nine other women.
All of you are young, beautiful, and keen to escape the catastrophe of the outside world.
Cameras broadcast your every move to millions of reality TV fans.
Soon, ten men will arrive on foot – if they survive the journey.
What will you do to win?
And what happens to the losers?
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READERS ARE GRIPPED
‘Ok I seriously loved this. The story is so addictive. There are sudden twists, simmering uneasiness and a wholly fitting ending that has stayed with me since I finished reading it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Deliciously dark, this was a real page turner that I couldn't wait to get back to each night' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘There aren't many books that I would want to read twice, but this is one of them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A fun beach read, perfect for the summer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I absolutely inhaled this. What a read. Materialism, wealth, love… Wow. So original and well written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Genre: Science Fiction
Praise for this book
"This is the book to read this summer. I was riveted from the first page and couldn't put it down." - Cecelia Ahern
"Riveting and deeply unsettling . . . Aisling Rawle has written a book for our times: I flew through it and kept thinking about it long after the last page." - Janelle Brown
"In The Compound, Rawle has built an eerily familiar yet unparalleled landscape - one that expertly juggles the most gruesome and tender human traits - with page-turning, nail-biting force. Just like the reality shows we all can't stop watching, this book is utterly bingeable." - Olivia Gatwood
"I couldn't put The Compound down - it is that rare combination of propulsive and brilliant. I read it in one big gulp and then brought it up at two different dinners to talk about its mix of gender dynamics, capitalism, and power." - Megan Giddings
"A clever and delicious treat that's even more addicting than the reality television it lambastes . . . I dare you not to tear through The Compound at lightning speed." - Zakiya Dalila Harris
"A fresh, original debut, searing in its interrogation of modern life - utterly engrossing, everyone should read it." - Andrea Mara
"Innovative, captivating, and impossible to put down . . . an exquisitely entertaining look at escapism that simultaneously confronts the thing we're most desperately trying to escape: ourselves." - Leila Mottley
"The Compound is a debut so gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?" - Torrey Peters
"The Compound is a blistering takedown of reality TV in our capitalist world, where the gamification of love and power is sold as entertainment. Aisling Rawle masterfully ratchets up the stakes in this sinister and juicy read until the line between paradise and dystopia becomes dangerously blurred." - Michelle Min Sterling
"This smart, stirring eyeball-peeler of a debut slices into our modern morass of capitalism and media with the appeal of the most transfixing reality series. You will have your face pressed to the windows of The Compound." - Katie Williams
"Riveting and deeply unsettling . . . Aisling Rawle has written a book for our times: I flew through it and kept thinking about it long after the last page." - Janelle Brown
"In The Compound, Rawle has built an eerily familiar yet unparalleled landscape - one that expertly juggles the most gruesome and tender human traits - with page-turning, nail-biting force. Just like the reality shows we all can't stop watching, this book is utterly bingeable." - Olivia Gatwood
"I couldn't put The Compound down - it is that rare combination of propulsive and brilliant. I read it in one big gulp and then brought it up at two different dinners to talk about its mix of gender dynamics, capitalism, and power." - Megan Giddings
"A clever and delicious treat that's even more addicting than the reality television it lambastes . . . I dare you not to tear through The Compound at lightning speed." - Zakiya Dalila Harris
"A fresh, original debut, searing in its interrogation of modern life - utterly engrossing, everyone should read it." - Andrea Mara
"Innovative, captivating, and impossible to put down . . . an exquisitely entertaining look at escapism that simultaneously confronts the thing we're most desperately trying to escape: ourselves." - Leila Mottley
"The Compound is a debut so gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?" - Torrey Peters
"The Compound is a blistering takedown of reality TV in our capitalist world, where the gamification of love and power is sold as entertainment. Aisling Rawle masterfully ratchets up the stakes in this sinister and juicy read until the line between paradise and dystopia becomes dangerously blurred." - Michelle Min Sterling
"This smart, stirring eyeball-peeler of a debut slices into our modern morass of capitalism and media with the appeal of the most transfixing reality series. You will have your face pressed to the windows of The Compound." - Katie Williams
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