Before We Forget Kindness (Before the Coffee Gets Cold #5)

“The focus on regret & grief makes this a heart-wrenching outing, but kindness & empathy still shine through in Kawaguchi’s characters. Readers will find comfort even as they reach for the tissues.” — Publishers Weekly

In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:

- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married

- A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one

- A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents

- A wife holding a child with no name . . .

They must follow the café's strict rules, however, & come back to the present before their coffee goes cold.

Another moving & heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in Before We Forget Kindness our new visitors wish to go back into their past to find closure & comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.

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Author Toshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan in 1971. He has written, directed & produced plays for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include COUPLE, Sunset Song & family time. His most acclaimed play, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, won the Grand Prize at the Suginami Drama Festival, & he would go on to adapt it into his debut novel. His Before the Coffee Gets Cold has gone on to become an international bestseller, grow into a series of books & has even been adapted for the big screen.