Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Georgy Girl is better known as Daisy to her family and friends. The name Georgy Girl was bestowed upon her by a pesty kid who lives on the other side of the back fence and it wasn't to her liking. Daisy is a few years younger than her annoying neighbour. She comes from an outlying area of Tacloban City in Leyte in the Philippines. Like most people in her neighbourhood, Daisy's family are common Filipinos who are always struggling to make ends meet. Daisy was a ten year old school girl when her home town was destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda. There was virtually nothing left of the only world she knew. After Typhoon Yolanda, Daisy goes to Manila where she lives in a totally different environment. She stays in a slum area in Manila. The slum area comes with its own unique lifestyle which makes her former humble home look like a paradise.Daisy gets acquainted with new neighbours and different friends in Manila. She sees her fair share of life on the outer in the slum area. The people around her experience a bit more than their share of trauma and see plenty of the downside of life. After three years in Manila, Daisy goes back to Tacloban City which has been repaired since she was last there. She gets re-acquainted with old friends and familiar faces in her former home town. Georgy Girl is a novel about the Philippines. It looks at life through the eyes of ordinary common Filipino folk. It's about living among the poor and downtrodden in society. Living where the means of survival is harsh and the trials of life are rigorous and grueling. Trying to survive in a place where calamities are frequent and disasters occur regularly.
Synopsis
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) is the most powerful typhoon in history to ever reach land. It struck the Philippines islands of Leyte and Samar in August 2013. Everything in the typhoon's path was hammered hard. It's destructive forces caused massive devastation and numerous deaths. Some coastal towns disappeared off the map with no sign of life anywhere afterwards. Georgy Girl is a portrayal of the effect Typhoon Yolanda had on people who were in its path. It highlights the plight of people who were displaced and lost everything they had. It is a story that touches upon the human spirit and how people survive and triumph through adversity.