This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work recommended by both left and right:
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
* 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 Blackwell's voucher. The closing date is February 18.
The winner of last week's competition, who identified Angus Wilson's Anglo-Saxon Attitudes , is Fiona Pettengale from Bath.
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