First Impressions

August 25, 2000

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novelist who once had presidential pretensions: " The man was tall and so thin he seemed always to be in profile. "

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and
the closing date is August 29.

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

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

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Philip Larkin's The Girl in Winter , is Malcolm Andrew of Queen's University, Belfast.

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