This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel about the decline of the American South:
"Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting."
The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher. The closing date is July 29.
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 Steven Weinberg's The First Three Minutes, is Russell Hand of the University of Sheffield.
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