This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from someone with an instinct for the way we talk: " As you are reading these words, you are taking part in one of the wonders of the natural world. "
The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and
the closing date is July 25.
Send entries to:
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1W 1BX
fax to 020 7782 3300
or email to theschat@thes.co.uk
The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus , is Lucy Ellis of Oxford.