Character Interview: Graciela Juarez in The Man From Empire

(I’m going to try something here: Asking the same questions of the viewpoint character at or near the beginning of each book in a series to demonstrate how they have changed due to events. This series is Rediscovery, my first one and this is the first in that series)

Go ahead and introduce yourself.

I’m Graciela Juarez. Most people call me Grace


Tell us where and when were you born.

I was born in Riverside California, around the turn of the 21st century


How would you describe yourself?

I’m a couch potato. Five foot four, roughly 145 pounds, with medium brown skin, brown eyes and dark brown, almost black shoulder length hair. Except for my hair, I’m not the sort of woman that gets a huge amount of male attention


Tell us about where you grew up.

Riverside these days is pretty much the ultimate in suburbia, except we’ve got central urban type problems too. It’s in California, which means the people are struggling to get by.


How old are you?

I’m 28 years old


Did you have a happy childhood? Why/why not?

Oh, I thought I was insanely put upon by my schoolteacher father and stay at home mom. The truth is I was too self centered to realize how good I had it.


Past/ present relationships? How did they affect you?

A former boyfriend committed suicide by overdose. It scared me straight.

What do you value above all else in life?

My family


What are you obsessed with?

Making the most of myself that I can


How do your beliefs make life better for yourself and the people you care about?

I love to spend time with my nephews and nieces when I can, take them out for excursions various places. I’m not wealthy so it’s never extravagant, but it makes plain that we are family.

What line will you never cross?

I will never go back to my wild past. I’ve seen the trap, and I want to stay out of it. I’ve been straight five years now

Biggest fear? Biggest secret?

One and the same, and I will never tell you because Papi and Mama might read your interview.

What is the best thing that ever happened to you?

My oldest sister and her husband rescuing me from my folly

The worst?

See my answer to biggest secret

Most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?

The folly my oldest sister rescued me from.

What is the one word you would use to define yourself?

Reformed

What is your current goal?

Finish my degree at UCR and get a real professional job.

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