First Impressions competition: 17 January 2008

This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a sea-faring voyage of self-discovery:

"Of all the things that drive men to sea, the most common disaster, I've come to learn, is women."

Entries, including postal address, should be sent to First Impressions, Times Higher Education, 26 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4HQ, faxed to 020 3194 3300 or e-mailed to chat@timeshighereducation.co.uk

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is January 22.

The winner of last week’s competition, who identified Troubled Sleep by Jean-Paul Sartre, is Paul Webster of Redditch in Worcs.

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