For Adults
The Compound by Aisling Rawle is the next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club—an addictive literary satire on our consumerist society: it holds a twisted mirror up to our obsession with winning, losing and, above all, watching.
You can listen to the live interview with Aisling on BBC Sounds from 29 July.
We have the chance for you to win a set of 10 copies of this novel for your book club. To apply, click on the survey link below. UK residents only, deadline for entries 13 August 2025.
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The Compound
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?
How to apply
To apply, fill in this survey by 13 August.
