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This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening lines,is from a former resident of Chalfont St Giles:

"Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree..."

The winner receives a ?20 book token and the closing date is November 3.

Entries should be sent to

First Impressions
The THES
Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield
London E1 9XY

faxed to 0171-782 3300
or emailed to theschat@thes.co.uk

The winner of last week's competition, who correctly identified Freeman Dyson's Disturbing the Universe , is John Trinick of the University of Leeds.