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Word: bloke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Doves in the Blue. Heroine Rosie, a camouflaged veteran of Alamein and Tobruk, starts south during the battle for Italy, driven by her lord & master. Craftsman Snowy Weeks of the British Eighth Army. His mission: to plant a few flowers on the grave of Shiner, his late truckmate ("Best bloke ever lived, that's all"). Snowy begins the trip with another British soldier, soon picks up an American deserter, then a beautiful Italian princess, later some university professors and their families. Before Rosie reaches her destination, she appears to have effected a major southward shift of the Italian population...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Childe Rosie in Italy | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

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