First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel about an abduction:

"Subsidising public transport had long been associated in the minds of both Government and the majority of its public with the denial of individual liberty."

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 receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is January 13.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders , is John Simons of Ormskirk.

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