'Middle Son (Area of Detail)' – Ames strikes a surprise home-run in a baseball game.'Eureka Gold' – Gregory, the son of Bix, mourns the death of his father.'See Below' – A series of intersecting email threads between the large cast of the novel's characters.'The Perimeter: Before' – Hannah, Molly's sister, recounts her mother's feud with their neighbor Jules.'Lulu the Spy, 2032' – Lulu works as a spy for the Citizen Agent program.'The Perimeter: After' – Molly, a teenager, experience tensions with her friends when new girl Lulu arrives.On a frustrating trip with a coworker, he finds new direction in life. ''i,' the Protagonist' – Chris works complacently for a company that 'algebraizes' stories to basic tropes.'Bright Day' – Roxy, a recovering heroin addict, uploads her memories to Mandala and is ready to start a new life.'What the Forest Remembers' – Charlene uses Mandala to explore the memories of her father Lou on his trip in the 1960s.'The Mystery of Our Mother' – Melora recounts the family history of her anthropologist mother and absent father Lou.He tries to figure out how to get coworker M to fall in love with him.

'Rhyme Scheme' – Lincoln works for Mandala as a 'counter', someone who analyzes data from users to predict their behavior.

'A Journey: A Stranger Comes to Town' – Miles considers his life to be a failure, and Drew struggles with guilt over Rob's death.

He performs outlandish acts to elicit genuine reactions from strangers, causing strife with his family.

'Case Study: No One Got Hurt' – Alfred is obsessed with authenticity.

He overhears that experiments are being done to externalize the memories of animals, which sparks an idea.

'The Affinity Charm' – Bix, CEO of the social media company Mandala, is longing for a new tech innovation.

Many of the characters from A Visit from the Goon Squad return with an update to their stories, including having had children. This novel is a sequel to Egan's 2010 novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad. The Candy House is a novel written by Jennifer Egan and published by Scribner's with a U.S.

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