Set against the vibrant backdrop of 1980s Sydney, ‘The Melancholy of Alice Biancci’ is a haunting tale of love, loss, and the unyielding power of the human spirit.

Alice Biancci is a young, free-spirited artist, lost in a sea of anonymous faces within the bustling art scene. Her all-consuming passion for life, coupled with a determination to evade the strictures of societal expectation, makes her a fascinating presence in the lives of those who know her.

It is against this intricate and evocative canvas that the novel unfolds. As Bella Wandsworth, Alice’s closest confidante and best friend, is torn between the duty-bound route chosen by them, she embarks on a journey that leads her astray, her path crossing with that of The Shopkeeper; enigmatic, charismatic, yet enigmatic shopkeeper. Through him she comes face to face with the complexities of life, her idealism – which has nurtured her so far – shattering like delicate snowflakes in a mishmash of cut and dried ideals.

Beneath Bella’s swaggering façade lies the coolly-conserved interior of an unconventional woman with an organisational and almost intellect prophetic – intensively practiced stability full. Bella guided the viewers eyes through well-thought power bids statements otherwise an invaluable lifelong reputation to an all-consuming showdown of decent yesteryear stalling beauties offer product-plum promising consumption.

Explore the philosophical musings and dark undertones beneath the dazzling facade, ‘Alice Biancci’, paints a captivating portrait of the tension between rebellion and responsibility, immersed as it is in the realms of motherhood, identity, and the infinite capacity of the human heart.