Featured Interview With Iza MacLeod
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Coventry/Warwickshire, UK, but later moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina to study Spanish. I lived in Argentina for over three years and I have also lived in the south of France (for eighteen months). I now live in Mallorca with my husband and dog, Jack, who I found on the streets of Buenos Aires in a remote neighbourhood, and who barked and growled when I was mugged by two men on a bike just two blocks from my house in Argentina. Apart from the mugging, Jack is as quiet as a mouse.
I’m a vegan. I don’t want to be different, or awkward, I just don’t wish to eat animals or for any of them to have to suffer to provide me with food, clothes, bags, accessories or cosmetics.
Returning to the subject of books, I’ve written two romantic fiction novels, Buenos Días Lucy London, which is largely set in Buenos Aires, and, Katie Cannes, which is mostly set in the south of France.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Thinking back to primary school, I loved reading and was a strong and interested reader.
I didn’t start writing until I was thirty-three. My career took me on another path, but an unplanned change in my circumstances, which can only be viewed as unfortunate, actually gave me the chance to write, and that’s when I discovered my passion for it. I knew from that moment that I will always write – I find great comfort in it, and it delights me when fans love my work – it spurs me on to produce more writing.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love reading romance and women’s fiction, particularly those set in foreign lands which teach us about other ways of life. Travel opens your mind, and if you don’t have the opportunity or means to travel literally, then travel literature’ly’. Really, I find escapism in books that take me on an adventure to a different country, and I don’t want to go to the tourist traps! Gregory David Roberts definitely takes you off the beaten track in Shantaram.
Tilly Bagshawe inspires me. I think she’s such a clever writer, and I aspire to be able to write like she does.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Buenos Días Lucy London is on price promotion until 14th November, 2015. Based on my experiences of learning Spanish in Argentina, it is a romantic fiction novel set largely in Argentina and England, but also takes you to a few other parts of the globe. Lucy London is twenty-seven, English and on on her travels, with little expectations. However, despite being headstrong and impulsive, she discovers that no matter where she goes in the world, love will have its way.
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