Description
Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a gentle, heart-touching Japanese novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi that blends magical realism with deep human emotions.
The story is set in a small, quiet café in Tokyo that has a strange rule: if you sit in a particular seat, you can travel back in time—but only until your coffee gets cold. No matter what you do in the past, the present cannot be changed. This simple but powerful limitation turns the focus away from fixing mistakes and toward understanding feelings.
Through different characters—a woman wanting closure with a lost love, a wife longing to read a letter from her husband, a sister carrying regret—the book explores love, loss, forgiveness, and the courage to move forward. Each story is short, emotional, and deeply relatable.
Written in simple language with a calm, cozy atmosphere, Before the Coffee Gets Cold reminds readers that even if we can’t change the past, we can change how we feel about it—and how we live from this moment on. It’s a perfect read for anyone who enjoys emotional stories, quiet reflection, and meaningful life lessons.
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