The Compound
The most explosive debut novel of summer 2025 – Lord of the Flies meets Love Island
by Aisling Rawle
Narrated by Lucy Boynton
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Pub Date 3 Jul 2025 | Archive Date 28 Jul 2025
HarperCollins UK Audio | The Borough Press
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‘Relentlessly gripping’ ABIGAIL DEAN
‘Menace-dipped’ THE TIMES
‘Thrilling and haunting’ NEW YORK TIMES
'Lord of the Flies meets Love Island’ LOUISE O’NEILL
‘Gripping and propulsive’ TORREY PETERS
‘THIS is the book to read this summer’ CECELIA AHERN
'Brilliant’ DAILY MIRROR
‘Written with total verve and delight’ STYLIST
You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, with nine other women.
All of you are young, beautiful, and keen to escape the catastrophe of the outside world.
Cameras broadcast your every move to millions of reality TV fans.
Soon, ten men will arrive on foot – if they survive the journey.
What will you do to win?
And what happens to the losers?
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– READERS ARE GRIPPED‘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’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Deliciously dark, this was a real page turner that I couldn't wait to get back to each night' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘There aren't many books that I would want to read twice, but this is one of them' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A fun beach read, perfect for the summer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I absolutely inhaled this. What a read. Materialism, wealth, love… Wow. So original and well written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9780008710118 |
| PRICE | £17.99 (GBP) |
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