{"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. For fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Guest Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Cats Disappeared from the World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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 . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eTales from the Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e, a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong some faces that will be familiar to readers of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago\u003cbr\u003eThe son who was unable to attend his own mother’s funeral\u003cbr\u003eThe man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry\u003cbr\u003eThe old detective who never gave his wife that gift . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you do if you could travel back in time?\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":42137641418827,"sku":"BK0002514","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/pan-macmillan-books-default-title-tales-from-the-cafe-before-the-coffee-gets-cold-paperback-kawaguchi-toshikazu-and-trousselot-geoffrey-40362716561625.jpg?v=1770796778","url":"https:\/\/crosswordbooks.ae\/products\/tales-from-the-cafe","provider":"Crossword Dubai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}