First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from the story of a doomed marriage:

"In 1913, when Anthony Patch was twenty-five, two years were already gone since irony, the Holy Ghost of this later day, had, theoretically at least, descended upon him."
The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is September 13.

Entries, including postal address, should be sent to

First Impressions
The Times Higher
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 Len Deighton's The Ipcress File , was Maria McKay of the Southampton Institute.

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