Description
| Product ID: | 9781035032402 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Before the Coffee Gets Cold |
| Title: | Before Your Memory Fades |
| Authors: | Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation, Japan |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The third novel from the author of the phenomenon Before the Coffee Gets Cold: tales from a little cafe in Hakodate, Cafe Donna Donna, where customers may travel through time – if they obey the rules. For fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World. <p><b>The million-copy bestselling series.<br><br>Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s touching <i>Before Your Memory Fades, </i>translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?</b><br><br>On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that’s not all. Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.<br><br>From the author of <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold</i> and <i>Tales from the Cafe</i> comes another heartfelt story of lost souls hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces, readers will also be introduced to:<br><br><i>The daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned</i><br><i>The comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams</i><br><i>The younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming</i><br><i>The young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late . . .</i><br><br>Featuring Kawaguchi's signature wistful storytelling, <i>Before Your Memory Fades </i>is full of heart and emotion.<br><br><b>Catch up on the rest of the series set in the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, with <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold</i>, <i>Tales from the Cafe</i> and <i>Before We Say Goodbye</i>.<br><br>*Pre-order Book 5, <i>Before We Forget Kindness</i>, now!*</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-14 |