{"product_id":"9781900355582","title":"Constantinople 1920","description":"Constantinople 1920, the second book in Haig Tahta's projected trilogy, chronicles the impending fall of the Ottomans and explores the circumstances and atmosphere of Constantinople during the British occupation of the city from 1920 to 1922. It carries forward the same characters from Mr. Tahta's first novel,\u003cbr\u003eApril 1915, set in the Ottoman Empire at a critical moment following its fateful decision to join the Great\u003cbr\u003eWar in November 1914. Olga, an Armenian girl, and\u003cbr\u003eSelim, a Turk, are impossibly in love. Their relationship,\u003cbr\u003emuch more difficult and problematic than Romeo and\u003cbr\u003eJuliet, develops and unfolds during the Greco-Turkish\u003cbr\u003eWar, reaching its shocking climax in the burning of\u003cbr\u003eSmyrna. An historical novel of deep insight and high passions, Constantinople 1920 brings to focus a time which echoed throughout the world and set in train events that would engulf Europe in flames a few decades later. Written with a rare sense of humanity and peopled with a plethora of characters, bold,\u003cbr\u003esensitive, articulate and always fascinating,\u003cbr\u003eConstantinople 1920 is that rare novel of ideas and drama that appeals to both the heart and the intellect.","brand":"Germinal Productions\/Black Apollo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058128077040,"sku":"9781900355582","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781900355582_p0.jpg?v=1763611370","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781900355582","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}