This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a story of three generations:
"At the age of fifteen my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general, ..."
The winner receives a £25 voucher. The closing date is April 20.
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 of last week's competition, who identified William Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity , is Lauri Ramey of Cardiff University.
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