'Granny O'Grady and her grey tabby cat, Albert, lived down a narrow city lane ...
'This is how the book Granny Stayput begins.
'It is about the struggle of one little lady to stay in her inner-city house.
'It was written and illustrated by Tasmanian writer Nairda Lyne.
'She got the idea after reading about a woman who refused to budge from her house when a carpark was planned.'
Source: 'Author with a Message', Sydney Morning Herald, 4 September 1983, p.85.