“Daughter of Ruins” writer and longtime “Extra” senior producer Yvette Manessis Corporon has been dreaming of her Greek-historical-and-mythology-laced novels being tailored for tv since her debut title “When The Cypress Whispers” was launched in 2014. Now, 10 years later, the writer with Greek ancestry is extra hopeful than ever for an opportunity to interrupt into that facet of Hollywood as a result of she will see her newest ebook “so clearly” as a TV sequence above all her different 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 informed Variety throughout a current interview, when requested about plans for “Daughter of Ruins” to be developed right into a TV sequence. “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. So I see all the elements there. I would love to see it as a series.”
Set within the direct aftermath of WWII and spanning the remainder of the twentieth century, Corporon’s “Daughter of Ruins,” which hit cabinets Oct. 8, is filled with the historical past, tradition and myths of Greece. The story follows the intersecting tales three girls (intercourse employee Elena, mail-order bride Maria and younger artist Demitra) as they “struggle to control their destinies, fighting to become the women they were meant to be.”
In a current assessment by Oprah Daily, author Adam Glassman famous how good a candidated “Daughter of Ruins” could be for adaptation, reward that Corporon is honored to have. “I hope and pray that it does happen,” she stated. “Honestly, of all my books, I have to say, I just think this would be a gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, multi-part adaptation.”
For now, Corporon, who’s a multi-time Emmy winner for her work as senior producer on syndicated leisure information present “Extra,” is considering by way of her subsequent thought for a novel. Though she’s not ruling out the concept of revisiting the tales of Demitra, Elena and Maria past the top of “Daughter of Ruins,” she says that’s “not the plan as of now,” and she or he’s extra targeted on new concepts inside her most well-liked world of recent Greek historical past and mythology.
“I definitely think, if there’s a publisher or someone who’s interested, or if there’s a resounding theme among readers of, ‘Please revisit!,’ oh, my goodness, I would love to, because I love these characters and these families,” Corporon stated. “But that’s not the plan as of now. I’m open to anything right now. I’m sort of coming up with my next idea, which will once again be modernish Greek history, exploring themes of art and cultural identity — and there’s always food. So I don’t plan on continuing the story as of now, but never say never.”