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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Kawaguchi's novel is gently told, at times with a sense of unease, but mostly this will tug at your heartstrings. Charming and delightful - the perfect gift. Greg Waldron
In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the cafe's time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.
But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the cafe, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold ...
Toshikazu Kawaguchi's beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?
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.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Kawaguchi's novel is gently told, at times with a sense of unease, but mostly this will tug at your heartstrings. Charming and delightful - the perfect gift. Greg Waldron
Heartwarming, whimsical . . . offering comfort at a time when the world seems off-kilter and chaotic * The New York Times *
