First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an account of a journey through Europe in the 1930s:

"'A splendid afternoon to set out,' said one of the friends who was seeing me off, peering at the rain and rolling up the window."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and
the closing date is March 20 .

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 Günter Grass's The Tin Drum , is Lily Martin of Rochdale, Lancashire.