First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel that was made into a film in 1973:

"The first time I laid eyes on Terry Lennox he was drunk in a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith outside the terrace of The Dancers."

* 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 March 29.

The winner of last week's competition, who identified V. S. Naipaul's The Mimic Men , was Steve Edmonds of London W4.

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