N.: We know there’s a lot of music behind your work. What was the soundtrack for your latest publication?
A.R.: Each one of my books is written at a specific moment in my life and, in the same way as happens in any of our lives, its soundtrack changes somehow as you discover new artists. In my last book, Despite Everything, I Think About You, there is a lot of jazz, relaxed sounds, French songs.
N.: What are you reading at the moment?
A.R.: Apropos of Nothing, by Woody Allen. Hilarious. I love this character’s comic perspective and the way he has of solving and handling even the darkest moments through humour. Sometimes I get lost with the incessant listing of the names of the people who have appeared throughout the length and breadth of his existence but aside from that, I think it’s magnificent.
N.: What is your greatest achievement to date?
A.R.: My greatest achievements to date are my three books and doing what I am most passionate about: creating.
N.: What would you be today or what would you like to be if you weren’t a writer?
A.R.: Well, I’d probably be doing something like restoring old furniture or something to do with fashion, which I’ve dedicated almost fifteen years of my life to. :)