Sofia Coppola is working on an adaptation of Alysia Abbott's Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, Digital Spy said.

The Bling Ring filmmaker will write the screenplay with frequent collaborator Andrew Durham.

She will also produce alongside brother Roman Coppola.

American Zoetrope has acquired the rights to the tale set against the backdrop of '70s and '80s San Francisco and the effect of the AIDS epidemic.

One of the victims of the disease was Abbott's own father, a widowed poet and gay activist.

"I love the book Fairyland - it's a sweet and unique love story of a girl and her dad, both growing up together in 1970s San Francisco. I think it will make an engaging and touching movie on a subject I've never seen before," said Sofia.

Abbott added: "I'm delighted that Sofia Coppola and Zoetrope are going to create the film version of Fairyland.

"Sofia's understanding of the feminine perspective and the artistic vision that she shares with Andrew Durham make them ideal partners to make this movie. I could not be happier."

The Fairyland book was released in June.