{"product_id":"aisling-rawle-in-conversation-with-heather-darwent","title":"Aisling Rawle in conversation with Heather Darwent","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're so excited to welcome Aisling Rawle to the shop to discuss her brilliant debut novel, The Compound. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAisling will be in conversation with local author and Rare Birds favourite, Heather Darwent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening of the event. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDoors open from: \u003c\/strong\u003e6:30pm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTalk begins:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e7:00pm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAisling Rawle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an ex-bookseller from Leitrim in the West of Ireland, where she wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Compound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, her dark reality TV satire and debut novel. Aisling currently lives in Dublin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you have any questions regarding the event or to request accessibility accommodations please contact hello@rarebirdsbooks.live\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Birds Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55847158907267,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/EVENTLISTING-ONLINEPOST_23.png?v=1750691285","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/aisling-rawle-in-conversation-with-heather-darwent","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}