First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel with a view: " 'Yes, of course, if it's fine tomorrow,' said Mrs Ramsay ."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwells book voucher and
the closing date is March 7 .

Entries should be sent to
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1W 1BX

faxed to 020 7782 3300
or emailedto theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, is Simon van Heyningen from the University of Edinburgh.