Apartment 255 Explained

Apartment 255
Author:	Bunty Avieson
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Genre:	Novel
Publisher:	Macmillan, Australia
Release Date:	2001
Media Type:	Print Paperback
Pages:	292 pp
Isbn:	978-0-7329-1100-3
Oclc:	155503760
Followed By:	The Affair

Apartment 255 is a 2001 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Bunty Avieson.^[1]

Plot

'Apartment 255' is the story of two best friends since school - Sarah and Ginny - who are, at the time of the book's telling, adults. Things are depicted as much better for Sarah - who has a boyfriend Tom with whom she shares a stunning inner-city apartment. But things have not worked out so well for Ginny who wanted Tom, and didn't get him. She wants what Sarah has, and moves into an apartment overlooking Sarah and Tom's flat to stalk them.

Publishing history

After the original publication by Macmillan, in 2001^[2] in Australia the novel was reprinted as follows:

• Macmillan 2002, Australia^[3]
• Goldmann, 2003, Germany; translated into German^[1]
• Sony Magazines, 2005, Japan; translated into Japanese under the title Supūn sanpai shitto^[1]
• Momentum Books, 2016 Australia^[1]

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel Award, 2002: joint winner^[4]

Reviews

• Australian Crime Fiction Database - Apartment 255 by Bunty Avieson

Notes and References

1. Web site: Apartment 255 . Austlit. 11 June 2023.
2. Book: Apartment 255 (Macmillan) . 2001. National Library of Australia. 9780732911003. 11 June 2023.
3. Book: Apartment 255 (Macmillan 2002) . 2002. National Library of Australia. 9780330363600. 11 June 2023.
4. Web site: Previous Winners: Best First Novel . Australian Crime Writers Association. 11 June 2023.