Published between 1940 and 1986, her works relate the profound changes in the status of women and relations between the sexes, as well as the taboos and constraints affecting ordinary people.
The short stories in this collection all comprise unvarnished language, a smooth unemphatic narrative, a striking choice of words, and depictions that assume a distinctive intensity.
Alice’s short stories form two collections, Sans alcool (1961) and De mémoire d'oubli (1973).