This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel that consists entirely of letters and journals:
"My dear Father and Mother, I have great trouble, and some comfort, to acquaint you with"
The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher. The closing date is May .
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The winner of last week's competition, who identified Charles Dickens' Hard Times is Mike Pattinson of Preston, Lancashire
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