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Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all."Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic."--Oprah Daily"I dare you not to tear through The Compound at lightning speed."--Zakiya Dalila Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl
ONE THE BOOKS OF THE SUMMER: The New York Times, Vulture, Time, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Forbes, Betches, Publishers Weekly Lily--a bored, beautiful twenty-something--wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she'll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams--but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.
Book Details
Publisher: Random House
Publish Date: Jun 24th, 2025
Pages: 304
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.47in - 6.42in - 0.92in - 1.02lb
EAN: 9780593977279
Categories: • Literary• Dystopian• Satire
About the Author
Aisling Rawle was born in 1998 and raised in County Leitrim in the West of Ireland. She now lives in Dublin. The Compound is her first book.