The Compound - Aisling Rawle

** 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, 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 modern excess: it holds a twisted mirror up to our obsession with winning, losing and, above all, watching.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––READERS ARE GRIPPED‘THE must read hot book of summer 2025!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Ok I seriously loved this. The story is so addictive. There are sudden twists, simmering uneasiness and a wholly fitting ending that has staye
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