Product Description
- Discover the complete "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" experience with this 4-book collection by Toshikazu Kawaguchi — a touching, imaginative boxed set perfect for fans of gentle time-travel tales, book clubs, parents reading aloud, and anyone who loves emotionally wise fiction.
- This paperback edition collects four book-length stories set around magical cafes where a single cup of coffee can send you back to a moment in the past.
- Heartfelt, contemplative, and beautifully written, this book collection is ideal for readers seeking comfort, perspective, and memorable characters.
- Titles in the Set: Before We Say Goodbye; Before the Coffee Gets Cold; Tales from the Cafe; Before Your Memory Fades Condition: BRAND NEW
- Format: Paperback.
- ISBN: 9780678465264 Each book in this children’s series (suitable for mature teens and adults) explores the human side of time travel — not as spectacle but as a quiet chance to reconnect, forgive, and understand.
- Kawaguchi’s gentle prose and the cozy cafe settings have made these stories a favorite among readers who appreciate emotionally driven fiction from a bestselling author and award-winning dramatist.
- What’s inside the four books.
- Before We Say Goodbye
- The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula know the rules and risks of the cafe’s secret, time-travel menu.
- This volume follows characters who take brave, poignant journeys to repair relationships and face what’s been left unsaid.
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold
- The novel that introduced readers to the cafe’s time-traveling offer.
- Four visitors arrive with fragile hopes: to confront an abandoned lover, receive a letter from a husband with Alzheimer’s, say goodbye to a sister, and meet a daughter they never knew.
- Each visit teaches that love and choice matter most.
- Tales from the Cafe
- Set in a small back alley in Tokyo, this collection deepens the cafe’s mythology with new customers and new chances to revisit pivotal moments in their lives.
- Intimate and haunting, these stories underscore how memory and connection shape who we are.
- Before Your Memory Fades
- On Mount Hakodate, Cafe Donna Donna offers travel through time with views to match.
- This companion book mirrors the Tokyo stories while adding fresh perspectives on memory, loss, and reconciliation..
- Perfect for gifting: a thoughtful gift set for parents, teachers, friends, and book club members..
- Emotional and accessible: short, powerful narratives that work well for bedtime reading or classroom discussion..
- Trusted author: by Toshikazu Kawaguchi — award-winning playwright and nominee for the Bookseller's Award..
- Beautiful paperback edition: easy to share, easy to carry..
- This collection stands out for its warmth and emotional intelligence: not just another boxed set, but a timeless keepsake that encourages empathy, healing, and meaningful conversation.
- Whether you’re buying for a longtime fan of the series or discovering Kawaguchi’s work for the first time, this 4-book paperback collection makes a perfect gift and a comforting addition to any home or classroom library.
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