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Cafe offers coffee, comfort, and a chance to rewrite your past.
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    240 pages

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    28 January 2027

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Summary

The sixth book in the multimillion-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel in time.

In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you’re offered something irresistible – not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love …

In Before I knew I loved you, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with an…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035046348
ISBN-10:1035046342
Author:Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Picador
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:28 January 2027
Weight:184g
Dimensions:23mm x 131mm x 199mm
Series:Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Audience Age:18
A-Format
B-Format
Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - ISBN: 9781035046348
131 × 199 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

A global phenomenon … Kawaguchi certainly has crafted a perfect recipe; may his resonating reunions live on and on and on – Booklist
The narrative is deeply moving – Chicago Review of Books on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
Heartwarming, whimsical … offering comfort at a time when the world seems off-kilter and chaotic – The New York Times on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
Endearing – New York Times Book Review on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
A complete page-turner from the start to the end – Buzzfeed on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful – Huffpost on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
Interwoven into what initially feels like a whimsical escape are existential conundrums of love and loss, family and freedom, life and death – Christian Science Monitor on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series
Charming – Star Tribune on the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series

About The Author

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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 was adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. It was followed by Tales from the Café, Before Your Memory Fades, Before We Say Goodbye, Before We Forget Kindness, and Before I Knew I Loved You.

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