Before We Forget Kindness, Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before We Forget Kindness, Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Before We Forget Kindness
A Novel

Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Narrator: Kevin Shen

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/05/2024

Synopsis

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*

In the fifth book in the sensational, cozy Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:The father who could not allow his daughter to get marriedA woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved oneA boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parentsA 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 move on their present, finding closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.

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)

About Toshikazu Kawaguchi

TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He has produced, directed and written for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song and family time. His play Before the Coffee Gets Cold won the grand prize at the Suginami Drama Festival. This is his debut as an author. Before the Coffee Gets Cold has become an international bestseller and has been adapted for the screen in Japan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lilyya on July 23, 2024

3.75 stars ”as humans, we are wired to fear the unknown.” at the enigmatic Funiculi Funicula café, a singular rule governs the temporal topography: from the precise moment the coffee is poured until it reaches its final, lukewarm destination, patrons are free to traverse the fabric of time, choos......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on January 19, 2025

Sadly, I am the lady in white in the book. So yes, that’s my level of interest while reading the book. . . . Of course, it’s supposed to be emotional and sad and wholesome. Of course, I felt like a robot which couldn’t feel emotions while reading the book. Yes, this has been my issue ever since the firs......more

Goodreads review by Cam (Lana Belova) on November 03, 2024

Yay! I've been waiting for a new book in the series since I finished the fourth one. I missed being immersed in this café's atmosphere and the characters' interactions with the visitors going to the past or the future. There's something liberating about reading these heartwarming tales. A warm atmosp......more

Goodreads review by claire 🍉 on February 04, 2024

5 / 5 🌟 I CAN’T STOP CRYING I HATE THIS BOOK......more

Goodreads review by Ellery on November 05, 2024

Like the other books in this series, this installment about the Japanese café that allows for time travel if one follows certain rules is as soothing and warm-hearted as ever. These simple stories of people longing to undo a major regret are filled with grace and forgiveness. For some reason, I felt......more

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