This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novelist who was once a merchant seaman:
"It was the summer that men first walked on the moon."
* 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 May 15.
The winner of last week's competition, who identified Benoit Mandelbrot's The Fractal Geometry of Nature , was Sindiso Mnisi of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford.
THES (TSL Education Ltd) and its associated companies may from time to time wish to process, or disclose your data to approved third-party companies, in order to monitor our service and send you future promotions. If you do not wish us to do this, please notify us by writing 'No promotions' on your entry.