Award-winning Tasmanian author Danielle Wood has published a new book - a love story on how music affects people. The Lost Love Song is written under the name Minnie Darke as was the highly successful Star-Crossed which was published a year ago. Dr Wood said the new book wasn't a sequel but rather a " whole new world". IN OTHER NEWS: "This is another love story, but this time it's music, and not astrology, that holds the whole thing together," she said. "I'd say this book is slightly less of a comedy and a little more emotional than Star-Crossed. "Like most people, I love music. "I don't really play any musical instruments, but I sing really loudly in the car. "I wanted to write a book that captures the way music can affect us - it can inspire us, rouse us, soothe us, and maybe even make us fall in love." The book took about 18 months to write and is about a song written by a woman for her lover but due to changing circumstances it is never played for him. "However, the song has a life of its own, in a way, and it begins a journey across the world, travelling from ear to ear, and heart to heart, influencing all kinds of love stories on the way," Dr Wood said. "When I started this book, I wanted to see if the song could make its way back to the person it was always meant for, and also to find out what it could achieve on its travels." Dr Wood, who is a journalist and lecturer at the University of Tasmania, won the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002 with her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark. She said Star-Crossed was doing well and being sold in more than 25 countries. The screen rights for Star-Crossed have been sold to Stampede, a production company for Greg Silverman, the former head of Warner Brothers Pictures. Dr Wood said the script had been written, and the production company was now working to try to secure the funding for it. "When it comes to screen projects, you just don't hold your breath. It's a cruelly uncertain business, but I'll be thrilled if the series gets off the ground," she said, As well as now being available in bookshops The Lost Love Song is also available as an e-book and an audiobook, with the two parts recorded by husband-and-wife actors, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood and Marcello Fabrizi.
"This is another love story, but this time it's music, and not astrology, that holds the whole thing together," she said.
"I'd say this book is slightly less of a comedy and a little more emotional than Star-Crossed.
"Like most people, I love music.
"I don't really play any musical instruments, but I sing really loudly in the car.
"I wanted to write a book that captures the way music can affect us - it can inspire us, rouse us, soothe us, and maybe even make us fall in love."
The book took about 18 months to write and is about a song written by a woman for her lover but due to changing circumstances it is never played for him.
"However, the song has a life of its own, in a way, and it begins a journey across the world, travelling from ear to ear, and heart to heart, influencing all kinds of love stories on the way," Dr Wood said.
"When I started this book, I wanted to see if the song could make its way back to the person it was always meant for, and also to find out what it could achieve on its travels."
Dr Wood, who is a journalist and lecturer at the University of Tasmania, won the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002 with her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark.
She said Star-Crossed was doing well and being sold in more than 25 countries.
The screen rights for Star-Crossed have been sold to Stampede, a production company for Greg Silverman, the former head of Warner Brothers Pictures.
Dr Wood said the script had been written, and the production company was now working to try to secure the funding for it.
"When it comes to screen projects, you just don't hold your breath. It's a cruelly uncertain business, but I'll be thrilled if the series gets off the ground," she said,
As well as now being available in bookshops The Lost Love Song is also available as an e-book and an audiobook, with the two parts recorded by husband-and-wife actors, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood and Marcello Fabrizi.
