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Zoe Daniel talks about 'Angel' and how Filipino people's resilience inspired her

Zoe Daniel in Bnagkok 2010

'it's a place a will never forget' Zoe Daniel talking about Tacloban City Source: David Leland

' I do feel like it's a missing piece for me, that I haven't been back to Tacloban City' - Zoe Daniel, ABC Correspondent


 

Then Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) Southeast Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel and cameraman David Leland landed in Tacloban City a day after Typhoon Haiyan  (Yolanda) hit the Philippines. For days she witnessed the devastation, the frustration, she also witnessed the strength and resilience of the Filipino people. 'Angel' is a novel inspired by the events during in 2013, a story about the strength of the human spirit, a brave young girl determined to find her family.

August 2018
Zoe Daniel, edited by Lyn White Source: allen & unwin book publishers

Read 'Through My Eyes Series, Angel: A novel' here:


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