We're so excited to welcome Aisling Rawle to the shop to discuss her brilliant debut novel, The Compound. The 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.

Aisling will be in conversation with local author and Rare Birds favourite, Heather Darwent. 

Tickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening of the event. 

Timings

• Doors open from: 6:30pm
• Talk begins: 7:00pm 

About the book

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? The 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

About the author 

Aisling Rawle is an ex-bookseller from Leitrim in the West of Ireland, where she wrote The Compound, her dark reality TV satire and debut novel. Aisling currently lives in Dublin.

If you have any questions regarding the event or to request accessibility accommodations please contact hello@rarebirdsbooks.com