Before We Say Goodbye

The fourth novel in the sensational 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series featuring cafe regulars, with the same time-travelling offer, back in the Tokyo cafe - if customers follow the rules.

The fourth novel in Toshikazu Kawaguchi''s internationally bestselling ''Before the Coffee Gets Cold'' series The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering. 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. Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and crucially, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold. In 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 The daughter who drove her father away . . . Translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot and featuring signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling, in the beautifully haunting Before we say goodbye , Kawaguchi poses: who would you visit if you could travel through time?

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Toshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song and Family Time. The novel Before the Coffee Gets Cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. It was followed by Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.

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The fourth novel in the sensational 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series featuring cafe regulars, with the same time-travelling offer, back in the Tokyo cafe - if customers follow the rules.

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The fourth novel in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series featuring cafe regulars, with the same time-travelling offer, back in the Tokyo cafe if customers follow the rules.