The Compound

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Lord of the Flies meets Love Island dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted LOUISE O'NEILL

'So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality tv at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better' TORREY PETERS

'A clever and delicious treat' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS

'Page-turning, nail-biting utterly bingeable' OLIVIA GATWOOD

You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women.

All of you are young, all beautiful, all keen to escape the grinding poverty, political unrest and environmental catastrophe of the outside world.

You realise that cameras are tracking your every move, broadcasting to millions of reality TV fans.

Soon, ten men will arrive on foot if they all survive the journey.

What will you have to do to win

And what happens to the losers

THE COMPOUND is an addictive literary satire on our consumerist society: it holds a twisted mirror up to our obsession with winning, losing and, above all, watching.

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'Lord of the Flies meets Love Island dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted' LOUISE O'NEILL

'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

'THIS is the book to read this summer. Exceptional, I was riveted from the first page and couldnt put it down. Easily one of my favourite novels Ive read this year 10 out of 10' CECELIA AHERN

'As addictive as the shows it satirises, and so relentlessly gripping that its cleverness sneaks up on you You'll be petitioning Rawle for another season' ABIGAIL DEAN

'A fresh, original debut, searing in its interrogation of modern life, utterly engrossing, everyone should read it. I loved it' ANDREA MARA

'A clever and delicious treat thats even more addictive than the reality television it lambasts I dare you not to tear through The Compound at lightning speed' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS

'In The Compound, Rawle has built an eerily familiar yet unparalleled landscapeone that expertly juggles the most gruesome and tender human traitswith page-turning, nail-biting force. Just like the reality shows we all cant stop watching, this book is utterly bingeable' OLIVIA GATWOOD

'I couldnt 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

'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

'Addictive Rawles fast-paced plotting keeps the reader turning pages, as does Lilys intriguing character development. This portrait of a vapid world contains remarkable depth' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Author Bio

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.