First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel based on a visit to Surinam:

"I do not intend, in giving you the history of this royal slave, to entertain my readers with the adventure of a feigned hero..."

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is September 16.

Entries, including postal address, 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 identified Jean Rhys' Good Morning, Midnight, is Tracey Rosenberg of the University of Edinburgh.

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