My Thoughts: Once again keep the tissues handy. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time? This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. The old detective who never gave his wife that gift… The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry The son who was unable to attend his own mother’s funeral The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time…įrom the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula’s time-travelling offer.Īmong some faces that will be familiar to readers of Kawaguchi’s previous novel, we will be introduced to: Synopsis from Goodreads: In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. What would it take to make you want to time travel? This ARC was provided by Pan Macmillan (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review. Before the Coffee gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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