Tales from the Cafe: The cosy, heartfelt sequel to Before the Coffee Gets Cold
From the author of the international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this book follows four new customers who hope to travel back in time in a little Japanese café.
In a back alley in 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.
With faces both familiar and new, Tales from the Cafe follows the story of four patrons who visit to take advantage of café Funiculi Funicula's time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers. Each one must face up to the past to move on with their lives.
Kawaguchi's wistful and heartwarming new novel once again invites the reader to ask themselves, "What would you do if you could travel back in time?"
Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series:
In a back alley in 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.
With faces both familiar and new, Tales from the Cafe follows the story of four patrons who visit to take advantage of café Funiculi Funicula's time-traveling offer and revisit moments with family, friends and lovers. Each one must face up to the past to move on with their lives.
Kawaguchi's wistful and heartwarming new novel once again invites the reader to ask themselves, "What would you do if you could travel back in time?"
Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series:
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Book 1)
- Tales from the Cafe (Book 2)
- Before Your Memory Fades (Book 3)
- Before We Say Goodbye (Book 4)
- Before We Forget Kindness (Book 5)
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
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Community Reviews
Feeling weird about this one, while i truly enjoyed the first book.
The messages the stories were meant to convey felt inadequate ? I really don't agree with one particular idea (concerning a story talking about suicidal thoughts). It might be that the cultural difference played a part in this, i have no idea.
Since all of the messages of the stories were along the same line, it really affected my enjoyment of the book
The messages the stories were meant to convey felt inadequate ? I really don't agree with one particular idea (concerning a story talking about suicidal thoughts). It might be that the cultural difference played a part in this, i have no idea.
Since all of the messages of the stories were along the same line, it really affected my enjoyment of the book
A continuation of stories of those that choose to travel and the interactions of those that work at the coffee shop
This little book reminds me more of a play - I say that because I could see some being thrown off by the writing and dialogue style. That being said, it's simple, elegant, and heartbreaking. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey through magical realism this book took me on. I'll admit I picked it up as a quick, easy read and put it down wishing I had more time to spend here.
A wholesome read. The simplicity of this is what makes it good, and it's quite remarkable that such a straightforward setting never becomes dull and that the often-overused fantasy concept of time travel felt so unique. The last story (Mother and Child) is the one that brought tears to my eyes and left me with a lump in my throat.
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