The Compound

Love Island meets Lord of the Flies in this must-talk-about-it read,as bingeable as the best reality TV. LilyΓÇöa boredbeautiful twenty-somethingΓÇöwakes up on a remote desert compoundalongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To winshe must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longestwhile competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstickplus communal necessities to outfit their new homelike foodappliancesand a front door. Cameras are catching all her anglesgood and badbut Lily has no desire to leave: why would shewhen the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifiesintimacy between the players deepensand it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakesforcing contestants into upsettingeven dangerous situationsthe line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the endsheΓÇÖll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreamsΓÇöbut what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescientThe Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.