The Friday 56 is a blog hop by Freda’s Voice and the rules are simple:

• Turn to the nearest book.
• Open it on page 56.
• Post a sentence or two.
• Join the linky.
• Go crazy on the linky.

“Each year, she was voted Prettiest Girl in their form, and she would wryly say, ‘It’s just because I’m a half-caste. How can I be finer than Zainab?'”

–Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie