{"title":"Toshikazu Kawaguchi","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"before-the-coffee-gets-cold-1","title":"Before The Coffee Gets Cold","description":"\u003cp\u003e*OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD**NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*If you could go back, who would you want to meet?In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time.Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn’t so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. Most important, the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold.Heartwarming, wistful, mysterious and delightfully quirky, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s internationally bestselling novel explores the age-old question: What would you change if you could travel back in time?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137409650763,"sku":"BK0009613","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/81XuBDUvMaL._SL1500.jpg?v=1770791007"},{"product_id":"before-the-coffee-gets-cold-2","title":"Before The Coffee Gets Cold","description":"A beautiful, moving story about a small Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time, to find an answer to the question: what would you do if you could go back? For fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Guest Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Cats Disappeared from the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving \u003ci\u003eBefore the coffee gets cold\u003c\/i\u003e 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?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBefore the coffee gets cold\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, see their sister one last time, and meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003eToshikazu 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 \u003ci\u003eCOUPLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Song\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFamily Time\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel \u003ci\u003eBefore the coffee gets cold \u003c\/i\u003eis adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize.","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137410240587,"sku":"BK0002499","price":56.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/pan-macmillan-books-default-title-before-the-coffee-gets-cold-paperback-kawaguchi-toshikazu-and-trousselot-geoffrey-paperback-kawaguchi-toshikazutrousselot-geoffrey-oct-29-2019-403841.jpg?v=1770791009"},{"product_id":"before-we-forget-kindness","title":"Before We Forget Kindness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe enchanting fifth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.Translated from Japanese, in Before We Forget Kindness four new guests enter the mysterious Tokyo café, each with a secret wish, each hoping to go back in time to fulfil it as their coffee is poured . . .- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married- A woman who couldnt give Valentines 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 . . .The incomparable Toshikazu Kawaguchi introduces us to the dreams, wishes and deeply emotional encounters of these four guests, all travelling back in time to find comfort, peace, and a newfound happiness.But, as ever, they must return before the coffee gets cold . . .Catch up on the rest of the series with Before the coffee gets cold, Tales from the cafe, Before your memory fades and Before we say goodbye.**Before I knew I loved you, the sixth book in the series, is available to pre-order now!**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137410961483,"sku":"BK0001445","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/714wEfWprZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1770791009"},{"product_id":"before-we-say-goodbye-1","title":"Before We Say Goodbye","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before We Say Goodbye, translated from Japanese, 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?The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret time travel offering. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family, and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks and there are rules to follow. Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most importantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.In the tradition of Kawaguchi’s sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, readers are introduced to a new set of visitors:- The husband with something important left to say- The woman who couldn’t bid her dog farewell- The woman who couldn’t answer a proposal- The daughter who drove her father away . . .In the hauntingly beautiful Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi invites us to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit one crucial moment in time.Catch up on the rest of the series with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades, and Before We Forget Kindness.**Before I knew I loved you, the sixth book in the series, is available to pre-order now!**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137411289163,"sku":"BK0010337","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/71oVc5Kx_9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1770791010"},{"product_id":"before-we-say-goodbye-2","title":"Before We Say Goodbye","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe million-copy bestselling series.Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before We Say Goodbye, translated from Japanese, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? 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Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most importantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.In the tradition of Kawaguchi’s sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, readers are be introduced to a new set of visitors:- The husband with something important left to say- The woman who couldn’t bid her dog farewell- The woman who couldn’t answer a proposal- The daughter who drove her father away . . .In the hauntingly beautiful Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi invites us to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit one crucial moment in time.Catch up on the rest of the series with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before Your Memory Fades and Before We Forget Kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137411977291,"sku":"BK0003780","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/71AsKGORAOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1770791013"},{"product_id":"before-your-memory-fades-1","title":"Before Your Memory Fades","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe million-copy bestselling series.The heart-warming Before Your Memory Fades, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi and 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?On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that’s not all. Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another heartfelt story of lost souls hoping to take advantage of the cafes time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces, readers will also be introduced to:The daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphanedThe comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreamsThe younger sister whose grief has become all-consumingThe young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late . . .Featuring Kawaguchis signature wistful storytelling, Before Your Memory Fades is full of heart and emotion.Catch up on the rest of the series set in the charming Tokyo cafe, with Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Tales from the Cafe, Before We Say Goodbye and Before We Forget Kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137412599883,"sku":"BK0007854","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/81iGm8PTCUL._SL1500.jpg?v=1770791015"},{"product_id":"tales-from-the-cafe","title":"Tales From The Cafe","description":"The second novel from the author of the phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e: more tales from Cafe Funiculi Funicula, where customers may travel back in time – if they obey the rules. 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