A strange new officer causes unrest among the soldiers and native servants in a 1903 Belgian-occupied Congolese garrison. A puzzling read as the narrative changes between several men - I struggled to distinguish between their voices - and the title is inspired by a woman’s ambition but there are no female characters. I found some of the camp’s views off-putting, but then it was evocative of the era. A stifling, amusing, melodramatic read.
