Something goes terribly wrong! The novel takes us into the twilight between nuclear war and an attempt to prevent it. In the shadow of a world in which the past no longer applies, in which everything has changed, a quiet search begins for what is ultimately real, that goes deeper than conventions. In a multithreaded romance an unfolding sense of humanity comes to light that takes on the form of a natural universal love and brotherhood. With everything put in doubt, love and brotherhood come to the foreground as preciously enduring and more valid once the artificial is stripped away. – The unfolding universal love gradually becomes reflected in the stories of five families; two Russian; one Canadian, Japanese, and one American. Their stories take us on a voyage across fifteen time zones against a background that is constantly changing. The voyage takes us to a New World and opens up a new life in Russia, unfolding new challenges, tragedies, and triumphs from the depth of the spark of universal love that grows brighter. But soon they find themselves forced to rescue themselves from that New World in which the old mentality still rules. – The author, Rolf A. F. Witzsche has dedicated this novel to exploring the developmental issues for building a richer and brighter humanity and a more secure world. Hence the title: Brighter than the Sun.
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