First Impressions

This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novelist who was also a tough guy:

"Robert Cohn was once a middleweight boxing champion of Princeton."

The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and
the closing date is May 15.

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

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Michael Frayn's Towards the End of the Morning , is Brian Howlett of Skipton, North Yorkshire.