First Impressions

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

"I was born in the town of Kingston, in the island of Jamaica, some time in the present century."

* 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 receives a £25 book voucher.

The closing date is March 7.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified Samuel Richardson's Clarissa , was Signy Henderson of the Performing Arts Academic Group at Middlesex University.

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