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Before Your Memory Fades

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Before Your Memory Fades

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Narrated by: Kevin Shen
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The third novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, following four new customers in a cafe where customers can travel back in time.

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. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.

From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces from Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s previous novels, readers will also be introduced to:

  • A daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned
  • A comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams
  • A younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming
  • A young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late

Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot and featuring signature heart-warming characters and wistful storytelling, in Before Your Memory Fades, Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change 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)
©2022 Toshikazu Kawaguchi (P)2022 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magical Realism Science Fiction Time Travel Fantasy Magic Funny Heartfelt

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What would really be interesting is stories based on the book of 100 questions.

Same recipe as first two books

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I love this series, it’s deep, meaningful, and nostalgic. I hope they author has more! I didn’t enjoy this narrator as much as the other novels but overall they still did well

Another excellent book

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Or turn it off it's in the case of audible. Every now and then you come across a series in book form that you really long for it to just continue...

Once you start you really can't put it down

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It’s a vacation in your head with true glimpses into Japanese culture and relationships as well as descriptions of the cityscapes.

Wonderful continuation of the series.

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It stands to reason that authors turning out good books are out there, but we are infrequently offered their work. A Man Called Ove springs to mind. it is interesting to observe the sheen of other cultures through their writings, though I'm certain translators are pressed to bring forth the subtleties of the native language.

Great book from non- English author

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I had not heard the earlier ones; really enjoyed this and easy to immerse. Highly recommend, it is uplifting, unlike too many samples of literary fiction/fantasy.

Terrific

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This is definitely not my preferred genre of book but the books in this series are just so good! The way all the characters are connected in some way. How their struggles you can really relate to. Even simple picking out a quote that I really connected with or enjoyed was hard because there were just so many. The stories just pulled at my heart strings!

If you have not read this book or this series I highly recommend it.

Before Your Memory Fades

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Time travel stories contain multiple paradoxes. That is why this book series needs to be considered a series of parables. That eliminates the need to criticize the details and allow the listener to enjoy the simple human insights that the author has incorporated in each chapter.

A series of parables

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I have not read/listened to any other books in this series, but I think it's probably not necessary. The premise is explained clearly enough. You may travel to the past to visit someone who had visited the café at least one time. You may do this by sitting in the chair that a ghost gentlemen is sitting in (when he gets up to go to the bathroom). You will be served a hot cup of coffee and are transported into the past to visit the person on your mind. Once there, you may not get up from the seat, and you have to drink the entire cup before it gets cold. You will then be returned to present day.

The basic message for all of these stories was that loved ones that die want you to be happy after they're gone. The secondary message was that you must say and do what's on your heart while you can.

It was a well intentioned book. There were a lot of characters so I had a bit of a problem keeping up at times. I thought there was too much dialog, but I think that's because it was originally written in Japanese and then translated to English. This book is suitable for pretty much any age. I probably won't read/listen to the others in the series.

A Bit Simplistic

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I loved Kevin Shen's narration. I really enjoyed all 3 of these boos, the chapters are each sweet loves stories intertwined.

lovely calming and intriguing short stories

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