Before the Coffee Gets Cold (book) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi: Sale!

Description

What if you had the chance to revisit the past and speak to someone one more time?

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Toshikazu Kawaguchi introduces readers to a quiet café in Tokyo with an extraordinary secret: certain visitors can travel back in time. However, the experience comes with strict rules, and the journey lasts only until the coffee becomes cold.

Through the stories of four café visitors, the novel explores love, regret, family relationships, loss and the importance of the words left unsaid. Each character has a personal reason for wanting to revisit a moment in the past, creating an emotional story about human connections and the choices that shape our lives.

Written with a gentle, reflective style, this internationally popular novel offers a thoughtful reading experience for anyone who enjoys Japanese fiction, magical realism and stories about relationships.

Why read this book?

• An imaginative story built around time travel.
• Emotional themes of love, loss, regret and reconciliation.
• A distinctive Japanese café setting.
• A reflective exploration of second chances.
• A thoughtful gift for book lovers and fans of contemporary fiction.

Book details

• Title: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
• Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
• Translator: Geoffrey Trousselot
• Genre: Fiction, Magical Realism, Contemporary Literature
• Original language: Japanese
• English edition publisher: Picador
• Format: Paperback or hardback, depending on the edition
• Language: English
• Series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Who should read it?

This book is ideal for readers who enjoy emotional fiction, Japanese literature, stories about family and relationships, and imaginative tales that explore how even a brief conversation can change the way we see the past.

A story to savour, one cup at a time.

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