Leyla Yilmaz

Jan 12, 2025 | stanforddaily.com | Leyla Yilmaz |Yvette Corporon

In her author’s note, Yvette Manessis Corporon details an interview she conducted with young Carrie Underwood back in her journalism days. Encouraged by the talented singer making her voice heard across the country at such a young age, Corporon was motivated to chase her own dreams and write her own story. “Daughter of Ruins” centers Demitra, an unyielding artist whose life is a product of generations of powerful Greek women — similar to Corporon herself.