I’m extremely excited. Ever since
reading Starting Over by Sue Moorcroft (January last year), I’ve been extremely
fond of the hero, Ratty. He’s my
favourite hero of Sue Moorcroft’s books, (closely followed by Martyn Mayfair) and
possibly my favourite hero I’ve read so far – and he has joined me on my blog!
Sue is up to her eyes in ‘writing
related activities’ (as I call it) so she sent Ratty along for an interview
instead.
So a warm welcome and a bit of a
‘Squee’ to Ratty!
Hi
Teresa,
Thanks
for inviting me onto your blog. It’s great that you remember me so fondly, as
it’s a while since I hit the scene. I’ll answer your questions below.
- What is the favourite of your tattoos? Where is it and why did you had it done?
My
favourite is on my left forearm and it’s a milestone with the words ‘One
Miles’. For this to make sense, you have to remember that my name’s actually
Miles Arnott-Rattenbury. In fact, there’s not only one Miles – but there’s
probably only one like me. Why would I have tattoos? I like body art when it’s
well done and means something. I have a car wheel on my shoulder and a Porsche
on my other arm to represent one of the first cars I rebuilt and made serious
money on. If I had all the cars that I like then I’d be the world’s most tattooed
man.
- And if you were to have a new tattoo what would you have, and where would you have it?
Musical
notes, I think, because I play guitar. Maybe on a musical stave that encircles
my bicep. (I may have this work done, now I’ve thought about it. It would look
hot.)
On you, Ratty, I have no doubt it
will look hot!
- What would your ideal date with Tess be (whether she'd actually like to do it or not)? Candle lit dinner in a posh restaurant, drag racing at Santa Pod or something else?
A
weekend at the Monte Carlo grand prix. You can get really close to the Formula
1 cars as they scream round and a family friend has an apartment there so we’d
have somewhere civilised to retreat to when we needed alone time. I’m big on
alone time … Tess isn’t as interested in cars as I am but her new commission is
for a kids’ book about a racing car, so she’d be busy drawing. I love to watch
her draw. She’s such a talent and she gets so intensely interested in what she
does. The Monte Carlo parties would be excellent.
If Tess doesn’t want to go, could
you take me... please?
- Your garage is burning down, and you can only save one item - what would it be?
Are
all the people out already? I love my cars but I would need to get my friends
out. I would want my tool chest if I could get it, because it holds all the
tools I’ve been buying all my life. It’s a big metal one on wheels so I think
I’d stand a good chance.
Very good to think of the people
first!
- If you weren't restoring old cars, what would your next best job be?
Wow. I’ve never even thought about
it because I’ve been so focused on bringing those beautiful cars back to life.
Maybe I could get work with a racing team. I’d love to be involved with the
drama and everything – so long as I could get back to base often.
- Where’s your favourite place in the world?
Bed.
- What do you love?
Good friends to hang out with,
beautiful women, music, fast and/or beautiful cars, fun, jeans. Making money.
Surprising people. Kids. Things that make me laugh.
- And last but not least, what do you hate?
Injustice. Pretentious prats, suits,
cruelty. Hypocrisy. Making money at any cost.
Wow,
thanks, Ratty. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I wish you and Tess
much happiness together. So there you
are girls, Miles Arnott-Rattenbury aka Ratty can be found in Starting
Over by Sue Moorcroft.
Sue’s
latest book, Dream
A Little Dream will be out in November! Sue will be here in November to
talk about her latest hero. I can’t wait.
And if you're interested, my review to Starting Over is here on Goodreads.
