Goodreads asked Sara Pascoe:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Sara Pascoe This is a mystery in my grandfather's life that poked it's head above the surface after his death, and I ended up going through his paperwork. It seems my grandfather was involved in some sort of court case and 'deal' that involved a lot of money and another woman, but it seemed to be more than the usual extra-marital affair or child out of wedlock. From the scant details available, I wondered if it was some sort of business payoff or bribe. I had never heard of anything about this situation from any relatives, and now anyone who might know is also gone.

In addition, I also wonder if there was an extra-marital affair (in addition to the flings he was infamous for--like bonking a nurse in a closet of the hospital when he'd gone in to visit his wife/my grandmother.) And I don't know that it is at all connected to the above mystery. But after his funeral, I had some need to return to the cemetery and asked the grounds keeper where my grandfather's grave was, as this place is acres and acres in size and it suddenly all looked the same. The man said no problem, as he had just shown another woman the grave the day before, 'the mother of one of his children'. I said he must be mixed up, because my grandmother had been dead for 10 years. But the man was resolute, that the woman the day before was definitely there to visit 'Lester Goldsmith' with the same date of death.

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