{"product_id":"when-the-sun-came-first-paperback","title":"When The Sun Came First - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRomualdo Amaral\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome stories are born on battlefields - and others in the silences that survive them. In nineteenth-century Europe, a prince raised not to feel, a soldier marked by letters he could never send, and a princess torn between duty and desire discover that love may be the greatest force of all in times of upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid courtly balls, frozen trenches, and secrets capable of altering destinies, each of them is pushed to the limits of loyalty: to country, to family, and to the heart itself. Promises fracture, alliances unravel, and even the light of dawn seems to choose a side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Sun Came First is a sensitive and evocative novel about power, courage, and the invisible boundaries between loving and surviving. With immersive prose, a richly drawn historical atmosphere, and characters shaped by flesh, honour, and contradiction, the novel reveals that some battles can only be won within ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomualdo Amaral is a writer, director and visual artist whose work moves between international cinema and contemporary literature. His background in visual storytelling - particularly in narrative construction, scene direction and visual language - deeply shapes the way he writes, influencing the rhythm, atmosphere and form of the stories he tells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn film, Romualdo has contributed to major productions and widely recognised works, including Wicked, Stranger Thingsand projects within the Marvel Studios universe. His experience with stories told on a large scale exists alongside an enduring interest in what is intimate: silence, gesture, and the inner conflicts of his characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a writer, Romualdo is not bound to a single genre or tone. His literary work moves through historical romance, psychological drama, contemporary fiction and symbolic narratives, exploring memory, identity, desire, absence and transformation. His writing seeks a balance between emotion and restraint, trusting the reader and giving weight not only to what is said, but also to what remains unspoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross cinema and literature, the pursuit is the same: to tell stories that endure. Stories shaped by experience, atmosphere and sensitivity - more interested in leaving a feeling behind, and inviting reflection, than in offering immediate answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924004471091,"sku":"9798234245861","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ES2PiVWJfX9798234245861.webp?v=1793828966","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/when-the-sun-came-first-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}