Scobie is a principled police officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for promotion he is forced to borrow money to send his despairing wife away on a holiday. In her absence he falls in love with Helen and his life is transformed by the experience.

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'In a class by himself – the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety.' (The Independent)

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