This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a trilogy about war:
"The sky over London was glorious, ochre and madder, as though a dozen tropical suns were simultaneously setting round the horizon."
The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and the closing date is January 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 correctly identified D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers , is Fiona Pirie of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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