Brothers carries forward the story of Conrad and Billy, the sons of Harry Bridgeman and his Armenian wife Olga, the two principal characters in Haig Tahta's Constantinople Trilogy. Conrad, 9 years older than Billy, cool, reserved and overflowing with empathy for anyone younger or more vulnerable than himself, has loved and looked after his little brother since childhood. Separated during World War II, Conrad joins the British Army as an Intelligence officer. In 1948, after six years, he returns home to take up his place at Oxford. But already 25, Conrad finds that his life has been profoundly...

The Full Circle takes to a conclusion the story of Conrad, the son of Harry Bridgeman and his Armenian wife Olga, the two principal characters in Haig Tahta's Constantinople trilogy. The novel refers to events and characters not only in the trilogy but also in the novel that immediately precedes it - Brothers. However, The Full Circle stands entirely on its own and is a great read even without having explored the earlier books. As is the case in many of Tahta's novels, the issue of personal identity looms large. The Full Circle, written from the point of view of several different characters,...

Written by novelist and historian, Haig Tahta, and beautifully illustrated by Andrew Higgins, this whimsical and heart-warming tale of childhood in 1940s rural England vividly relates the life of 8 year-old Billy and his gang on their cheeky adventures in an age when children were to be seen but not heard - while in the background faint rumblings of the World War contrasts with the innocence of children's play.