Before Your Memory Fades | A Novel

Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series Book 3

Located on the slopes of Mt. Hakodate in northern Japan, Café Dona Dona is known for its breathtaking views of Hakodate Port. But that’s not all. Similar to Tokyo’s charming cafe Funikuri Funikura, Cafe Dona Dona offers customers an extraordinary experience that will take them back in time. The author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Café tells a new story about four of his new customers who want to take advantage of the cafe’s time travel service. In addition to familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to the following characters: A daughter who hates her late parents for making her an orphan. A comedian who dreams of sharing a dream with his lover A sister whose sadness has become omnipresent A young man who fell in love with his childhood friend too late Translated from the Japanese by Jeffrey Truslow, Before Memories Fade features unique, heartwarming characters and heartbreaking storytelling, with Kawaguchi once again inviting readers to ask themselves questions. .