This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a book about Paris by a Welsh Creole:
"'Quite like old times,' the room says. 'Yes?' No?'"
* 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 voucher. The closing date is September 9.
The winner of last week's competition, who identified John Cleland's Fanny Hill , is Leslie Noé of the Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge.
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