David Appleby is the author of Moon Alley, a novel written in the form of connected stories, and cited by Grady Harp, an amazon.com 'top 10 reviewer' as "a solidly unique voice...a highly recommended first novel," and praised by Book View Ireland for its "pleasing symmetry of structure and convincingly drawn picture of a once-thriving area." Appleby's collection of short stories, "Love Sketches," explores the sensuality of romance and the varieties and vagaries of love." One of the stories from this collection has been anthologized in "Short Breaks: The Very Best of Shortbread Short Stories," published by Discovery Press, Scotland, 2010. It has also been recorded as an audio narrated by the distinguished British actor, Paul Jerricho.Writing in "Necessary Fiction," reviewer Susan Jupp writes that "novelist and short story writer, William Boyd, has spoken of the enduring power and appeal of the short story--they are snapshots of the human condition and of human nature, and when they work well, and work on us, we are given the rare chance to see in them more than in real life. The best stories in [Love Sketches] provide this opportunity."A full review of "Love Sketches" in Necessary Fiction can be read by accessing www.necessaryfiction.com/reviews/LoveSketchesbyDavidApplebyBook reviewer, Mel Ulm, praised Love Sketches, while commenting in the popular short story site, "The Reading Life," on several of the stories. (He also posted several stories from Love Sketches.) This reviewer called Love Sketches a "remarkable collection," and said of one story, 'The Graveyard of Romance'..."Appleby captures in just a few pages an elegy to a marriage--a moving story about the endurance of love and passion;" Mr. Ulm has cited in particular, the story, 'Give and Take,' calling it...."a powerful short story," and went on to state that he had found the story, 'Do You Know What Ava Gardner Said?' ..."captivating!" You can read this reviewer's full comments by accessing "The Reading Life" at www.thereadinglife.com Once there simply scroll down to September, 2012 in the archive panel on the right. Mr. Appleby's new book, "The Girl with the Wistful Eyes," a novella and short stories, is now available in paperback and ebook. Included in his new book is the short story, "Fruit Cocktail," which was awarded 'Finalist Status' in Glimmer Train's 'Family Matters' competition. The San Francisco Book Review wrote, "The centerpiece of this collection is also its namesake, and it is beautiful. This novella is perfection. David Appleby writes in a lush, delicate, sensitive manner that allows the reader to get inside the characters' minds and feel exactly what they feel. He also paints beautiful pictures with his words, and many images from this book will stay with me for a long time."David Appleby is a recipient of a PEW Fellowship, and a graduate of Temple University.