To Battersea ParkA brilliantly conceived and audacious novel from one of our most consistently intelligent and beguiling writers William Boyd Surefooted and emotionally generous A serious achievement Guardian Masterful Telegraph A revelation Spectator The new novel from the Booker shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency An order is issued. A population may not meet, or touch or speak to each other. They stay inside, and the reality of a few streets in a capital