{"product_id":"the-compound-aisling-rawle-hardcover","title":"The Compound: A GMA Book Club Pick -- Aisling Rawle, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Island\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in this must-talk-about-it read, as bingeable as the best reality TV.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLily--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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCameras 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAddictive and prescient, \u003ci\u003eThe Compound\u003c\/i\u003e is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aisling Rawle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593977279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2025 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAisling Rawle\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1998, originally from a very small village in Leitrim in the west of Ireland, but now living in Dublin. She works as an English teacher in a secondary school. She loves working with kids, and teaches piano in her spare time.\u003ci\u003e The Compound \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawle, Aisling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46439797031140,"sku":"9780593977279","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/81sMkt_E7pL.jpg?v=1780548685","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-compound-aisling-rawle-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}