First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is taken from a comic tale of a man's quest to stay alive in a paradoxical world: " It was love at first sight ."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwells voucher and
the closing date is November 30 .

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 Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth, was V. Singh of Newcastle Upon Tyne.