This book of my grandmother's stories is the result of chance. In 1981, my father had given me Frances May Brady's papers, which included a story entitled "Oodnadatta." Having read it, I thought that the regional newspaper--the "Coober Pedy Regional Times"--might be interested in publishing it. And it was! It appeared in print in September and October 2020. The article's headline read: "A grandmother's memoirs have led grandson Paul Heywood-Smith,...