Toshikazu Kawaguchi

What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café's time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know. But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . . Toshikazu Kawaguchi's beautiful, moving story - translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot - explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

The second novel in Toshikazu Kawaguchi's internationally bestselling 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series

Hidden down a side street in Tokyo, Cafe Funiculi Funicula boasts many things: good coffee, good conversation, a friendly cast of regulars But the cafe also offers its customers a unique experience the chance to travel in time.

There are rules you must stick to you have to sit in the right seat, accept the coffee poured for you, and finally- most importantly- you must return to the present before the coffee gets cold.

Following on from Toshikazu

Kawaguchi's sensational debut. Before the coffee gets cold, in Tales from the cafe we meet: the man seeking the best friend whose daughter he raised as his own: the son who did not come home for his mother's funeral, the lover who travelled to see the girl he couldn't marry; and the ageing detective who couldn't save his own wife...

Beautifully told and brimming with warmth. Tales from the cafe explores how we carry our past with us, and how far we will go to see - perhaps for one last time the ones we love.

Tales from the cafe

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.

From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Café Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Kawaguchi's previous novels, readers will also be introduced to a daughter, a comedian, a sister, and a lover, each with something they wish they had said differently.

With his signature heartwarming characters and immersive storytelling, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?

A Novel

Before Your Memory Fades

The million-copy bestselling series Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before we say goodbye, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time? 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 most importantly, 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 . . . In the hauntingly beautiful Before we say goodbye, Kawaguchi invites us to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit one crucial moment in time.

Before We Say Goodbye

In the fifth book in the sensational BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD series translated from Japanese, the mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:

1) The father who could not allow his daughter to get married;
2) A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one;
3) A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents;
4) A wife holding a child with no name . . .

They must follow the café's strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold.

Another moving and heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in BEFORE WE FORGET KINDNESS our new visitors wish to go back into their past to find closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.

Before We Forget Kindness

Before the Coffee Gets Cold / Tales from the Café / Before Your Memory Fades

Nelle classifiche dei libri più venduti in Italia, c’è una sola certezza: Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Mai romanzi sono stati più premiati dall’affetto dei lettori e dall’elogio della stampa. Del resto Toshikazu Kawaguchi ha regalato a tutti giorni sereni in questi anni difficili. Non è mai troppo tardi per entrare nella caffetteria che dona serenità.
«Una lettura che ti culla, che ti porta alla scoperta dell'animo umano, che ti fa capire che il presenta è quello che conta. Questo è un libro per chi ha bisogno di guardare un po' indietro per capire come andare avanti.» - Linda Volontieri


Un caffè, una sedia e una regola da seguire. Questi pochi passi possono portare alla felicità. Certo solo se si è nel posto giusto. E il posto giusto è una caffetteria di Tokyo dove si può scegliere di vivere nuovamente un preciso momento della propria esistenza. La scelta deve durare il tempo di gustare la bevanda prima che si raffreddi. Ma non è facile decidere, perché la vita è piena di rimorsi e rimpianti. Ma c’è quel gesto, quella parola, quella lettera, quel bacio, quella dichiarazione che non abbiamo fatto o detto. Quello è l’attimo giusto. Certo ci vuole coraggio per affrontarlo di nuovo. Ma il risultato è inaspettato. Chissà se la piccola Yuuki, che non riesce a superare il divorzio dei suoi genitori, è pronta. O chissà se lo è Megumi che deve decidere che nome dare a suo figlio senza l’uomo che ama accanto; o le amiche Ayame e Tsumugi che hanno permesso all’orgoglio di mettersi tra di loro. Tanti fili di destini che potevano rimanere spezzati ma ora hanno una seconda possibilità. E non importa che il passato sia ormai alle spalle e nulla si possa fare per modificarlo, l’attenzione è al futuro. È su quello che si può ancora intervenire. È su quello che si ha ancora potere. Quello che è accaduto è solo un insegnamento per non fare più gli stessi errori, per non lasciare più che rabbia, odio, gelosia o frustrazione offuschino i sentimenti più veri che ci sono dentro di ognuno.

Quando il caffè è pronto 

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time... Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to: The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago The son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral The man who went back to see the girl who he could not marry The old detective who never gave his wife that gift... This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?

Tales from the Cafe

The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cozy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time. In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible – not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love... In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential. In this book, we meet: The girl who couldn’t call her mother, and yearns to reconnect with her The man who waited for a reply from his girlfriend, and never heard from her The woman anxious to travel ahead to know what her future holds The student who travels back to meet his father again, who passed away many years before. Yet the same rules always apply – you must return before the coffee gets cold. And while it does, memories are revisited, people are changed for ever, and the enduring power of love transcends the boundaries of time. The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time?

Before I Knew I Loved You

4 Books Complete Set: Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades & Before We Say Goodbye

The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cozy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time. In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible - not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love... In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential. In this book, we meet: The girl who couldn't call her mother, and yearns to reconnect with her The man who waited for a reply from his girlfriend, and never heard from her The woman anxious to travel ahead to know what her future holds The student who travels back to meet his father again, who passed away many years before. Yet the same rules always apply - you must return before the coffee gets cold. And while it does, memories are revisited, people are changed for ever, and the enduring power of love transcends the boundaries of time. The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time? Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1) Tales from the Cafe (Book 2) Before Your Memory Fades (Book 3) Before We Say Goodbye (Book 4) Before We Forget Kindness (Book 5) Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-3)

The third novel in the Before the coffee gets cold series, a true global sensation - now in a gorgeously produced, ornamental special edition. On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. 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. From the author of Before the coffee gets cold and Tales from the cafe 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: A daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned A comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams A younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming A young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, and featuring signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling, in Before your memory fades, Toshikazu Kawaguchi once again asks: who would you want to meet if you could travel through time? Now in an irresistible, decorative new format, perfect as a gift or a cosy treat for yourself...

The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.

In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you’re offered something irresistible – not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love . . .

In Before I knew I loved you, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential. In this book, we meet:

- The girl who couldn’t call her mother, and yearns to reconnect with her
- The man who waited for a reply from his girlfriend, and never heard from her
- The woman anxious to travel ahead to know what her future holds
- The student who travels back to meet his father again, who passed away many years before.

Yet the same rules always apply – you must return before the coffee gets cold. And while it does, memories are revisited, people are changed for ever, and the enduring power of love transcends the boundaries of time.

The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I knew I loved you asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time?

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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