Published: 09/05/2024
A fresh set of visitors place their orders in the time-travelling Cafe Funiculi Funicula in the fourth heartwarming volume of Kawaguchi's gently uplifting series.
The million-copy bestselling series.
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before We Say Goodbye, translated from Japanese, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family, and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks and there are rules to follow. Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most importantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.
In the tradition of Kawaguchi’s sensational 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold' series, readers are be introduced to a new set of visitors:
- The husband with something important left to say
- The woman who couldn’t bid her dog farewell
- The woman who couldn’t answer a proposal
- The daughter who drove her father away . . .
In the hauntingly beautiful Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi invites us to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit one crucial moment in time.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781035044528
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 148 g
Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 13 mm
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“Wonderful and heartfelt”
Before We Say Goodbye is another wonderful and heartfelt novel from Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Each story is unique and highlights the different ways we as individuals interact with and become impacted by the people around... More
“Beautifully crafted tales of time travel and the search for closure”
‘If you could go back, who would you want to meet?’
My thanks to Pan Macmillan for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Before We Say Goodbye’ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. It was translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot....
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“Another brilliant installment from Toshikazu Kawaguchi.”
If you have read Before the Coffee Gets Cold then you will know that the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula allows patrons to travel back in time, but there are rules.
I really like that each person's story reminds...
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