Before we say goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is his fourth novel in the million-copy bestselling series.
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s moving novel, Before we say goodbye, has been translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot. It investigates that age-old question: Where and at what moment in time would you return to if you could travel back there? Also, who would you want to meet and what would you want to tell them that one last time?
The regular patrons of the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are very familiar with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering. Many of them have been reunited with former lovers and friends. Some have made reparations with estranged family, and others have linked up with loved ones. These journeys, however, are not taken without hazards and there are strict rules to follow. Prospective travellers must have visited the cafe previously and, most significantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold!
As before in this amazing series, readers will again be acquainted with a new set of visitors.
This time there is:-
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 . . .
Kawaguchi invites his readers to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit that one critical moment in time.
Another wonderfully heart-wrenching/heart-warming novel from this talented, innovative author.
As he takes the reader on journeys of both sorrow and joy, the patrons’ reasons for their time travels are revealed.
Before We Say Goodbye is a poignant must read for 2024!
ISBN: 9781035023431
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Before We Say Goodbye is available in paperback and e-book.
About 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 is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. It was followed by Tales from the cafe, Before your memory fades and Before we say goodbye.