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Tales from the Cafe
Paperback Published on: 17/09/2020; Language: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £10.99
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Calming and engrossing
A truly lovely book, easy to read and despite how short it is it's completely engrossing. I really hope we continue to get more tales from the cafe!
Gentle and emotional
In a quiet backstreet in Tokyo, there is a tiny basement café filled with the aroma of mocha beans where you can travel through time. Nothing that you do o... READ MORE
As brilliant as the first
Thank you to the publishers for sending me this book to do an honest review. I absolutely adored the first book and couldn’t wait to get my hands on the se... READ MORE
Absolutely beautiful
I didn’t think it would be possible for the author to pull on my heartstrings even more than he did in the original ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’, but he d... READ MORE
Gentle, thoughtful and comforting
I loved the original Before the Coffee Gets Cold book for its heartwarming but pragmatic look at how we relate to those we have lost. In this book four mor... READ MORE
More joy from my favourite time travelling cafe!
I was so excited for this book! I really enjoyed the first one, so when I heard about new stories from my favourite time travelling cafe I knew I had to pi... READ MORE
Synopsis
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time...
From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.
Among some faces that will be familiar to readers of Kawaguchi's previous novel, we will be introduced to:
The man who goes back to see his best friend who died 22 years ago
The son who was unable to attend his own mother's funeral
The man who travelled to see the girl who he could not marry
The old detective who never gave his wife that gift...
This beautiful, simple tale tells the story of people who must face up to their past, in order to move on with their lives. Kawaguchi once again invites the reader to ask themselves: what would you change if you could travel back in time?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781529050868
- Number of pages: 208
- Dimensions: 197 x 132 x 14 mm
- Weight: 154g
- Languages: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)
Customer Reviews
View allEnjoyable enough with a pot of coffee
NO SPOILERS
I really enjoyed the previous book from Kawaguchi (his debut novel, Before the Coffee Gets Cold so was looking forward to reading these furthe... READ MORE
Delightful
What a lovely book this is. Absolutely charming. Makes you think about what really matters in life and the pandemic probably puts this in sharper perspecti... READ MORE
Amid a bookcase of books I found this Gem
As good as the first book minus that initial shock and surprise by this original concept. "If only ……"
Second books are always harder. Here are similar cha... READ MORE
Quirky and Thought Provoking
Tales from the cafe before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is a charming book. This is book 2 in the series, and although I haven't read the fi... READ MORE
Poignant reunions
After reading the phone box at the end of the world, I was of course drawn to this book of stories where people have exactly the time it takes for their cu... READ MORE
Lovely gentle story.
In a small cafe in the backstreets of Tokyo strange things can happen. If you sit at a certain table you can meet someone from the past or the future & tal... READ MORE
Simple. Beautiful. Perfect
I had just finished the first book in this series and wasn’t ready to let the characters go so was genuinely thrilled to get an advanced readers copy of th... READ MORE
Beautiful
I adored the first book, and I feel the same about this one. I love Japanese translations, I find the way the Japanese write is just so soothing, and beaut... READ MORE
A heartwarming wander through human emotion
I was so excited for this book! I really enjoyed the first one, so when I heard about new stories from my favourite time travelling cafe I knew I had to pi... READ MORE
Book 2 in the Series
Another beautifully written tale of life and love.
Absolutely recommended. Will certainly be reading the entire series.
Another amazing heartbreaker
The first book in this series, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, absolutely broke my heart and I adored it. I knew I needed more instantly. When I found out tha... READ MORE
Leaving A Legacy
Tales From The Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is a delightful contemporary novel and the second book in the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series. It can be read... READ MORE
A reading pleasure
As good as the first book minus the surprise.
Second books are always harder. Here are similar characters; the same set, the café location and readers aw... READ MORE
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is the second book in the Before the Coffee Gets cold series of books. The second ... READ MORE
Tales from the cafe
I found the idea of a cafe where you could travel in time exciting.there are lots of rules people have to follow.Before each person takes their trip the ru... READ MORE
Now, can we have 300+ volumes more of the Tales from the Café, please and thank you?
‘’That night…
Around the station there stood many Christmas trees, decorated with lights that shone and sparkled. The place was bustling with people, and C... READ MORE
Short and Sweet
This short and sweet book was a wonderful read, really makes you think about the loved ones in your life and reflect on grief. Absolutely beautiful.
Heartwarming sequel
Of course I cried whilst reading this one too but that is the beauty of these hard hitting series! This sequel expands a little more on the history of the ... READ MORE
@bookclub_raven
Obsessed with these books I hope more get translated into English. I love how each book has 4 short storys and they all flow and connect and you slowly lea... READ MORE
Beautiful
Would you feel better if you could go back in time and tell someone what you have always felt guilty about not saying, even though you know it won’t change... READ MORE
Fun but poignant....
“Before the Coffee Gets Cold - Tales from the Cafe” is the second in Japanese author, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s, ‘Cafe Funiculi Funicula’ unique time travellin... READ MORE
Just as heartwarming as the first one
After loving Toshikazu Kawaguchi's first installment, "Before the Coffee gets Cold", I was absolutely ecstatic to hear the next installments were getting t... READ MORE
Recommended fiction but disorientating.
Only the Tokita family can assist ceremoniously in sending people to the past from a Cafe called Funiculi Funicular, in the business area of Tokyo. Of cour... READ MORE
Beautiful book
After reading 'Before the coffee gets cold' I purchased the second of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's novels 'Tales from the cafe' and was completely blown away at h... READ MORE
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