First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work that has a winged Cockney heroine: " 'Lor' love you, sir!' Fevvers sang out in a voice that clanged like dustbin lids... "

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and
the closing date is July 18 .

Entries 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

Thewinner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Winston Churchill's The Gathering Storm , was Brian Wynne, of Cefn y Bedd, Flintshire.