Before We Say Goodbye
A Novel
Hanover Square Press · Print & ebook · November 14, 2023
The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series The regulars at the magical Café Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer.
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- Who it’s for
- A soft, time-bent read with family warmth and a distinctly gentle pull.
- Genres
- Time Travel Fiction, Magical Realism, Short Stories (Single Author)
- Published
- Hanover Square Press, November 14, 2023
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The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series The regulars at the magical Café Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary time-travel offer. Many patrons have reunited with old flames, made amends with estranged family and visited loved ones. But the journey is not without risks, and there are rules to follow.
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In the tradition of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, readers will once again be introduced to a new set of visitors: the husband with something important left to say; the woman who couldn't bid her dog farewell; the woman who couldn't answer a proposal; and the daughter who drove her father away. Featuring signature heartwarming characters and wistful storytelling, in the beautifully haunting Before We Say Goodbye, Kawaguchi asks: Who would you visit if you could travel through 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)
Gentle Time Slip
A soft, time-bent read with family warmth and a distinctly gentle pull.
Come here for
- gentle time-slip storytelling
- family feeling with a warm afterglow
Expect
- short, episodic momentum
- collector-friendly familiarity
Where it sits
| Time Travel Fiction | 70% |
|---|---|
| Magical Realism | 50% |
| Short Stories (Single Author) | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Contemporary Fantasy
- Literary Fiction
- Time Travel Fiction
- Short Stories (Single Author)
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- Visionary Fiction
- Family Life
- Magical Realism
- Small-Town Fiction
- Authors
- Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot
- Publisher
- Hanover Square Press
- Published
- November 14, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Fantasy