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Before Your Memory Fades

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Hanover Square: Harlequin. (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Bk. 3). Nov. 2022. 320p. tr. from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot. ISBN 9781335429285. $19.99. F
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Kawaguchi returns with the heart-warming third installment of his internationally best-selling series (following Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Cafe). Instead of taking place at the small Tokyo café Funiculi Funicula, this story occurs at café Donna Donna in Hakodate, a city on the island of Hokkaido. As at Funiculi Funicula, Donna Donna customers are given the opportunity to travel back in time, but they must follow a list of rules, the most important one being they must return to the present before their cup of coffee gets cold. Like the two previous books, this title follows four new customers wanting to travel back in time: a daughter, a comedian, a sister, and a young man in love. The first and last stories, “The Daughter” and “The Young Man,” are the standouts in this book.
VERDICT Fans of Kawaguchi’s series will enjoy this latest installment. While the stories are similar to previous ones, readers will enjoy reading about a new group of customers and seeing some familiar faces. Kawaguchi’s comforting and thought-provoking book is perfect reading for cold winter nights.
Reviewed by Anna Kallemeyn , Nov 01, 2022
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