Before We Forget Kindness
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is the fifth installment in the bestselling series centered around a unique Tokyo café that allows visitors to travel back in time. Published by Pan Macmillan on May 8, 2025, this edition features 224 pages and is presented in English. The narrative introduces four new guests, each with a secret wish they hope to fulfill as they enjoy their coffee, exploring themes of nostalgia and emotional connection.
Readers will find a blend of fantasy and literary elements as the characters navigate their desires and past regrets. The stories include a father grappling with his daughter’s marriage, a woman longing to express her feelings on Valentine’s Day, a boy wishing to reconnect with his divorced parents, and a wife facing the loss of a child. Through these poignant encounters, Kawaguchi delves into the complexities of human relationships and the quest for solace, all while adhering to the café’s whimsical rule of returning before the coffee gets cold.
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The fifth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.
The fifth book in the spectacular, million-copy bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, with a fresh bunch of customers in a special Tokyo cafe hoping to go back in time.
Translated from Japanese, four new guests enter the mysterious Tokyo café, each with a secret wish, each hoping to go back in time to fulfil it as their coffee is poured . . .
– The father who could not allow his daughter to get married
– A woman who couldn’t give Valentine’s Day chocolates to her loved one
– A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents
– A wife holding a child with no name . . .
The incomparable Toshikazu Kawaguchi introduces us to the dreams, wishes and deeply emotional encounters of these four guests, all travelling back in time to find comfort, peace, and a newfound happiness. But, as ever, they must return before the coffee gets cold . . .
Catch up on the rest of the series with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Say Goodbye.
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