{"product_id":"the-compound","title":"The Compound","description":"** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ** \u003cp\u003e'Lord of the Flies meets Love Island - dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted' LOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game. Why watch TV when Aisling Rawle does it better?' TORREY PETERS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'THIS is the book to read this summer... 10 out of 10' CECELIA AHERN\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ------------------------------------------------------- \u003cp\u003eYou wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of you are young, all beautiful, all keen to escape the grinding poverty, political unrest and environmental catastrophe of the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou realise that cameras are tracking your every move, broadcasting to millions of reality TV fans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoon, ten men will arrive on foot - if they all survive the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat will you have to do to win?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd what happens to the losers?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e ------------------------------------------------------- READERS ARE GRIPPED \u003cp\u003e'THE must read hot book of summer 2025!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'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' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Deliciously dark, this was a real page turner that I couldn't wait to get back to each night' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'There aren't many books that I would want to read twice, but this is one of them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This was sold to me as Love Island meets Big Brother meets Survivor, and oh my gosh it didn't disappoint!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Fans of Black Mirror and The Hunger Games will find The Compound both thought-provoking and disturbingly relevant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A fun beach read, perfect for the summer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'I absolutely inhaled this. What a read. Materialism, wealth, love... Wow. So original and well written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56611648635204,"sku":"9780008710088","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/8402\/9252\/files\/1934993482191.jpg?v=1775491278","url":"https:\/\/inkandember.store\/products\/the-compound","provider":" Ink \u0026 Ember","version":"1.0","type":"link"}