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Tales from the Cafe

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

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Tales from the Cafe

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot - translator
Narrated by: Kevin Shen
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The million-copy bestselling series.

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s heartwarming Tales from the Cafe, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, 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?


In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe 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 . . .

From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer. Among some faces that will be familiar to readers, we will be introduced to:

The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
The son who was unable to attend his own mother’s funeral
The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry
The old detective who never gave his wife that gift . . .


This beautiful tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives.

Continue the heartwarming storytelling with Before Your Memory Fades, Before We Say Goodbye and Before We Forget Kindness - all out now!

©2020 Toshikazu Kawaguchi (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
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Critic reviews

With his smooth, pleasant voice, Shen channels the heartwarming and thought-provoking ambiance of the special Cafe Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo, which allows visitors to travel back in time under very specific rules. As is the case with the first book, there are four heart-tugging connected stories that explore life’s challenges and delve deeply into the characters. Shen provides unique voices and renders a wide range of emotions with depth, connecting listeners with people who seem like old friends. - WINNER OF AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD
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this book made me cry so much such a lovely story would definitely read again.

loved it

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I don't know if it's because they changed narrators but this book was a lot better. The stories were much easier to follow and the characters felt more natural. I really enjoyed this

Better than the first book

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Enjoyed it alot with some deep emotional aspects. Would definitely recommend for a quick read

Quirky and a cool idea.

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Calm and tranquil and the message begin each characters story are very dear and thought provoking

Fantastic listen

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So sad, so heartwarming, so heartbreaking, truly wonderful. It's definitely a book of comfort if you have suffered grief in life.

Heartfelt

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loved this book, such a clever idea and story line
beautiful story to listen to, clear narration
wonderful

loved this

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The way the individual stories link to give you an over arching story is fantastic.

brilliant

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I didnt love this as much as the first book. But i still really enjoyed it. We get to know the cafe owner and workers a bit more in this one :) But I didnt feel as invested in these stories.

First book was better

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I don’t know what to write here I just wanted to leave a star rating

Good

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I enjoyed this second installment about my favourite coffee-shop-in-book very much. The blend of old characters I felt I knew from the first book with stories from new visitors worked well.

Short and sweet

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