Author takes 'Ferrymania' from China to Hollywood

LESMAHAGOW, Scotland - A small-town Scottish schoolteacher has become an international literary sensation with more than a million sales in China and a Hollywood movie deal - but remains relatively unknown in her homeland.

Claire McFall has signed over the rights to her Ferryman series of teenage novels to Legendary Entertainment, the United States production company behind blockbusters such as director Christopher Nolan's Batman saga and Jurassic World.

The 35-year-old mother has also been mobbed by fans in China, where her debut novel Ferryman, first published in 2013, has been a top 10 bestseller for more than two years.