Before We Forget Kindness

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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Picador
31 December 2024

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Science fiction; Fantasy; Fiction in translation

Series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold

The million-copy bestselling series.

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:

- 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 . . .

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.

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.

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 294g
ISBN: 9781035046249
ISBN 10: 1035046245
Series: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 31 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Toshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song and Family Time. The novel Before the coffee gets cold is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. It was followed by Tales from the cafe, Before your memory fades, Before we say goodbye and Before we forget kindness.