‘Daughter of Ruins’ Author and ‘Extra’ Producer on Plans for TV Adaptation of Greek Immigrant Story, Ideas for Sequel Novel

variety.com:

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer “Daughter of Ruins” author and longtime “Extra” senior producer Yvette Manessis Corporon has been dreaming of her Greek-historical-and-mythology-laced novels being adapted for television since her debut title “When The Cypress Whispers” was released in 2014.

Now, 10 years later, the author with Greek ancestry is more hopeful than ever for a chance to break into that side of Hollywood because she can see her latest book “so clearly” as a TV series above all her other novels. “From your mouth to [Reese Witherspoon’s production company] Hello Sunshine’s, everyone and anyone you know in TV production’s ears, yes,” Corporon told Variety during a recent interview, when asked about plans for “Daughter of Ruins” to be developed into a TV series. “It’s every author dream having their book adapted.

I’ve always dreamed of that with every single book. I will say about this story, I just see it so clearly, and I just think it has all the elements.

It has the exotic, beautiful locations, it has the gorgeous symbolism of the snakes, of the caves, of the mythology. There’s just real deep, emotional stories and beautiful, if I do say so myself, characters, and also these themes that we can really all relate to.