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

Apartment 255
First edition
AuthorBunty Avieson
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherMacmillan, Australia
Publication date
2001
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages292 pp
ISBN978-0-7329-1100-3
OCLC155503760
Followed byThe Affair 

Plot

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'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

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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

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Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Apartment 255". Austlit. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ Apartment 255 (Macmillan). National Library of Australia. 2001. ISBN 9780732911003. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ Apartment 255 (Macmillan 2002). National Library of Australia. 2002. ISBN 9780330363600. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Previous Winners: Best First Novel". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 11 June 2023.