This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a world-war scorcher by an Irish novelist :
"That Sunday, from six o'clock in the evening, it was a Viennese orchestra that played."
The winner receives a £20 book token and
the closing date is May 4.
Entries should be sent to
First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1 9XY
faxed to 0171-782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk
The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières, is Michael Gold of Twickenham.