First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a psychiatrist:

"It is impossible to resist the impression that people commonly apply false standards, seeking power, success and wealth for themselves and admiring them in others, while underrating what is truly valuable in life."

The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is December 9.

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 Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird , is Rosie Turner-Bisset of the University of Hertfordshire.

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