A fictional character created by Clive Barker, Candy Quackenbush is a teenaged girl who is the main character and heroine of the Abarat Quintet. The circumstances of her birth are enigmatic until the end of Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War. Her left eye is blue, and her right eye is brown, an indicator of her mysterious origins.
Candy has many members in her family. Her mother, Melissa Quackenbush, is relatively sensible, sometimes even taking a stand to her abusive husband Bill, who was once handsome and friendly, but was fired from their town's chicken factory for developing a heavy drinking habit. Candy's younger brothers, Ricky and Don, take pleasure in annoying her, but miss her when she disappears entirely from their realm.