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{{Short description|Book by Bryce Courtenay}} |
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{{distinguish|Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue)}} |
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{{More citations needed|date=April 2008}} |
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'''''Smoky Joe's Cafe''''', a novel by ], deals with the psychological and physical scars on Thommo left by the ] and ]. When it is discovered his daughter has ], his veteran mates band together as "]" behind a scheme to grow ] and convert it to "Hash Honey". With the assistance of Thommo's wife Wendy and a North Vietnamese veteran, the scheme is a success, and the money raised helps pay for a bone marrow transplant from a previously unknown part-aboriginal cousin found in the town of Daintree. |
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The book ends with Thommo's daughter writing after her father's death about his life, last days and the 2000 ]. |
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