The Friday 56 - Five Miles South of Peculiar

Rules:

Grab a book, any book. 

Turn to page 56. 

Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you. 

Post it. 

Add your (url) post below in the Linky at http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/.

"Henry, this is Carlene Caldwell. I received your invitation
and I wanted you to know that I'd be delighted to accept.
I haven't been home in a long while, so I think I'm overdue for a visit?"

She waited through an interval of stunned silence, then Henry's
voice boomed over the line. "Is this some kind of joke?
Edna, is this you?"

page 56, Five Miles South of Peculiar by Angela Hunt