Pomp and Chancey

by Kay Dew Shostak

Eleventh book in this popular Southern Fiction series set in the small North Georgia town of Chancey. It's graduation time in Chancey... ...a time for caps and gowns. For Pomp and Circumstance . For magnolias blooming and epic parties. And, apparently, for a growing sinkhole to pop up on Main Street. Years of neglected underground repairs have forced half the shops downtown to close indefinitely. Ruby's Café moves into Blooming Books and Missus, Chancey's new mayor, gives no straight answers on when repairs will be completed. Despite the big hole downtown, Carolina and her husband, Jackson, are doing their best to focus on their daughter Savannah's high school graduation-if only other matters would stop trying to steal their attention. Between their younger son Bryan's girl-crazy phase, friend Laney planning an epic graduation blowout for her twins, Susan's baffling lack of responsibility for her own children, and the sneaking suspicion that Peter Bedwell's not through with his baby mama, Shannon Kinnock, there's a lot of distractions vying for first place. And Chancey has a Peeping Tom? Well, of course it does. Join in the laughter, the celebration, the rumors, and the love in POMP AND CHANCEY, the latest hilarious, heartfelt installment of Chancey, a beloved and bestselling women's fiction series set in the South.

258 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2023

About the author

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“A new voice in Southern Fiction” is how a recent reviewer labels Kay Dew Shostak’s debut novel, "Next Stop, Chancey".

After being raised in a small-town in Tennessee, Kay lived around the country in a variety of settings. Taking a look at the familiar and loved from new perspectives led Kay to see, and then write about, the absurd, the beautiful, and the funny in her South.

After publishing several stories in compilation books and spending a few years in journalism, Kay wandered into writing fiction and found it hard to leave. She currently is working on the fourth book in the Chancey series and living in Fernandina Beach, Florida with her husband.

Reviews

[Christella Esco · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading books by Kay Dew Shostak. This book is the last book in the Chancey series. I believe #12 is coming out this year. It covers a time of about 2 years when a family moves from the city of Marietta, Georgia to a small make believe town of Chancey in the North Georgia Mountains. The book covers the people and the antics involved with everybody knowing and getting into their business as they go about their day. There will be happy times, sad times, unexpected moments, REALLY unexpected moments; basically whatever happens when you go about normal daily living. This particular book covers the end of a high school year as the families prepare for graduation. The book is fictional but there are references to real cities and landmarks throughout. I don’t like getting involved with reading a series of books, but I have made an exception here because I really have enjoyed this author’s books.