Hero Interview from Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano

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This week I’m hosting  Belle Calhoune with Reunited with the Sheriff, Fay Lamb with Stalking Willow, and Carla Laureano with Five Days in Skye (U.S. only). If you want to enter the drawings for the books, please leave a comment on one of the post during the week with your email address. I will not enter you without an email address (my way to contact you if you win). If you don’t want to leave an email address, another way you can enter is to email me at margaretdaley@gmail.com. The drawings end Sunday (June 9th) evening.

Skye_Finalcover_lowresInterview with the hero of Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano:

1. James MacDonald, tell me the most interesting thing about you.

If you believe the press, that would be whoever I’m dating at the moment, but I would say the fact that I’m a chef. I’ve currently got six restaurants in Britain, though I’m about to open my seventh as part of the family hotel we’re renovating on the Isle of Skye. Oh, and I’m going into my fourth season of my cooking programme on the BBC.

2. What do you do for fun?

Go home and visit my aunt and sister in Skye. Hike, jog, and cook good, simple food. It makes the pace of London bearable.

3. What do you put off doing because you dread it?

Visiting my mother. She’s never quite approved of my career choices. Or anything else I’ve done, for that matter. She would have been far happier had I decided to become a solicitor like my brother, Ian.

4. What are you afraid of most in life?

Looking back and having regrets. Having wasted the opportunities I was given.

5. What do you want out of life?

You wouldn’t believe me if I told you. I’ve always seen myself with a family, wife, kids, even the dog. But that hasn’t worked out for me so far.

6. What is the most important thing to you?

Family. It may be a cliché, but it’s true.

7. Do you read books? If so, what is your favorite type of book?

To my shame, I haven’t read a book since uni. I haven’t the time. Unless my own cookbooks count.

8. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

That I wouldn’t have made such poor choices in my youth. Some things can’t be undone.

9. Do you have a pet? If so, what is it and why that pet?

No, unfortunately. I’ve always considered myself quite a dog person, but I travel too much to have one now. It wouldn’t be fair to the poor creature. Besides, my flat in London is not exactly what one would call ‘pet friendly.

10. If you could travel back in time, where would you go and why?

Call me boring, but I’m quite happy in the modern era with indoor plumbing and proper appliances. Though I wouldn’t mind travelling back to the first time someone decided an artichoke was edible. Really, what makes one look at that plant and decide it must be tasty?