The Compound

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∗∗ A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ∗∗A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD: FICTIONA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKA 'BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR' IN THE NEW YORKER & OPRAH DAILY‘Relentlessly gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN‘Menace-dipped' THE TIMES‘Thrilling and haunting' NEW YORK TIMES

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? - 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' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About the author

Aisling Rawle is an ex-bookseller from Leitrim in the West of Ireland, and now works as a secondary-school English and music teacher in Dublin. THE COMPOUND is her first novel.