Before We Forget Kindness
A Novel
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*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 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 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 this Author
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 includeCOUPLE,Sunset Songandfamily time. His playBefore the Coffee Gets Coldwon the grand prize at the Suginami Drama Festival. This is his debut as an author.Before the Coffee Gets Coldhas become an international bestseller and has been adapted for the screen in Japan.
Reviews
Praise for the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
"Endearing." --New York Times Book Review
"The narrative is deeply moving." --Chicago Review of Books
"A complete page-turner from the start to the end."--Buzzfeed
"Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful." --HuffPost
"Interwoven into what initially feels like a whimsical escape are existential conundrums of love and loss, family and freedom, life and death." --Christian Science Monitor
"Charming." --Star Tribune
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