{"product_id":"2940185170847","title":"\"CLUB CANDY\": The Sweet Truth","description":"In the sweltering summer of 1946, Eleanor Reynolds stood in her cramped Techwood Homes apartment with six hungry children, a packet of Kool-Aid, and a dream. What began as frozen cups made from necessity would spark a tradition that would spread through Black communities across America—and transform her family's destiny forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the first candy lady to the grand opening of Club Candy, the most celebrated nightclub on Atlanta's legendary Auburn Avenue, this is the epic story of the Reynolds family's rise from poverty to prosperity in post-World War II America. But success comes at a devastating price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Eleanor's eldest son, Joey, violently avenges a brutal robbery against his mother, he sets in motion a tragic descent into the criminal underworld. Determined to protect his family at any cost, Joey becomes the enforcer for a powerful mob boss, his soul darkening with each act of violence. Meanwhile, Michael, the spoiled youngest son, spirals into heroin addiction, threatening to destroy everything Eleanor has built. And Joe, the patriarch, must confront the moral compromises he made to provide for his family—choices that have brought both prosperity and peril to their door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of it all stands Eleanor—the Candy Lady, the anchor, the woman who refuses to let her family break. With quiet strength and unwavering love, she navigates a world of organized crime, addiction, and systemic racism, transforming every bitter moment into sweetness, every setback into opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in the lyrical, unflinching style of James Baldwin and Toni Morrison, Club Candy is a powerful exploration of Black entrepreneurship, family loyalty, and the cost of survival in a world designed to crush you. It is a story of resilience and redemption, of the small acts of kindness that become legacies, and of the women who hold families—and communities—together when everything threatens to fall apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers who loved The Vanishing Half, Homegoing, and The Color Purple, this sweeping family saga will break your heart and put it back together again, reminding you that","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144789606641,"sku":"2940185170847","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940185170847_p0.jpg?v=1765919887","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940185170847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}