This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel described on its publication by one reviewer as an "epic of vice":
"Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen sat one morning in the window-bay of their father's house in Beldover, working and talking."
* 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 e-mailed to theschat@thes.co.uk
The winner receives a £25 book voucher. The closing date is August 1.
The winner of last week's competition, who identified Peter Ackroyd's Hawksmoor , was Rod Pow of London W5.
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