Magical realism time travel: Offers readers a unique way to experience the past and confront personal regrets
Intergenerational connections: Explores relationships across generations and the impact of memory loss
Heartfelt character arcs: Follows four visitors seeking closure and reconciliation
Award-winning author: Written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, a New York Times bestselling author
Engaging Japanese setting: Set in a centuries-old Tokyo cafe with rich cultural backdrop
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What would you change if you could go back in time?
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.
In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of
