Quisqueya Solis Character Analysis

The busybody of Redwood, Quisqueya is a flamboyant and beloved figure in the community who lives for drama. She immigrated to the United States from Venezuela at the age of twelve when her mother fell in love with an American man from California. Quisqueya and her mother moved in with him and his son, but Quisqueya’s stepbrother abused her and she left home for a shelter after her mother refused to believe her. Quisqueya is divorced and receives a monthly settlement which allows her to remain financially secure, and she volunteers at the local hospital twice weekly. Quisqueya does not want any of her neighbors to know the truth of her past, and maintains that though her life story is not a “wonderful” one, at least it is hers.