{"title":"Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll books in Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"before-the-coffee-gets-cold-toshikazu-kawaguchi","title":"Before the Coffee Gets Cold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you could go back in time, who would you want to meet?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee-the chance to travel back in time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn't so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. 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But that's not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTales from the Cafe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi's previous novels, readers will also be introduced to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot and featuring signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBefore Your Memory Fades\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He has produced, directed and written for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include \u003cem\u003eCOUPLE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunset Song \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003efamily time\u003c\/em\u003e. His play \u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold \u003c\/em\u003ewon the grand prize at the Suginami Drama Festival. 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Each one must face up to the past to move on with their lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKawaguchi's wistful andheartwarming new novel once again invites the reader to ask themselves, \"What would you do if you could travel back in time?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He has produced, directed and written for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include \u003cem\u003eCOUPLE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunset Song \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003efamily time\u003c\/em\u003e. His play \u003cem\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold \u003c\/em\u003ewon the grand prize at the Suginami Drama Festival. 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Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks, and there are rules to follow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, readers will once again be introduced to a new set of visitors: the husband with something important left to say; the woman who couldn't bid her dog farewell; the woman who couldn't answer a proposal; and the daughter who drove her father away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing signature heartwarming characters and wistful storytelling, in the beautifully haunting \u003cem\u003eBefore We Say Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e, Kawaguchi asks: Who would you visit if you could travel through time?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. 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