{"product_id":"before-your-memory-fades","title":"Before Your Memory Fades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi | Japanese Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Your Memory Fades\u003c\/strong\u003e by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is the third novel in the internationally bestselling \u003cstrong\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/strong\u003e series. Set in Cafe Donna Donna on the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, this moving story follows four people who are given the extraordinary opportunity to travel back in time and confront feelings, memories, and relationships from their past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike the café featured in the earlier novels, Cafe Donna Donna has a mysterious time-travelling offering governed by its own special rules. Four new customers arrive with different reasons for wanting to revisit the past: a daughter carrying resentment towards her deceased parents, a comedian longing for the dreams he shared with someone he loved, a younger sister overwhelmed by grief, and a young man who recognises his feelings for a childhood friend too late.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs their individual stories unfold, the novel considers what people hope to gain from one final encounter with the past. While the opportunity to travel through time cannot erase what has already happened, it provides a space for reflection, understanding, and emotional connection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a quiet blend of magical realism and human drama, Kawaguchi explores the ways memory, loss, love, and unfinished conversations can shape our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhat You’ll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour new stories:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meet four customers with different reasons for wanting to return to the past.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCafe Donna Donna:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore the mysterious café on Mount Hakodate where time travel is possible under particular conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily and forgiveness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Follow a daughter as she confronts complicated feelings about her late parents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove and regret:\u003c\/strong\u003e Discover characters dealing with relationships, missed opportunities, and words left unspoken.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrief and healing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore how memories and loss affect the people left behind.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe meaning of time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reflect on what can—and cannot—be changed by revisiting the past.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFans of the \u003cstrong\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/strong\u003e series\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders who enjoy Toshikazu Kawaguchi's writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFans of Japanese and translated fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in magical realism and time-travel stories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThose who enjoy emotional fiction about love, family, grief, and memory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders looking for thoughtful and heartwarming contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Your Memory Fades\u003c\/strong\u003e combines a gentle supernatural premise with intimate stories about ordinary human emotions. Each character arrives at Cafe Donna Donna carrying a different form of regret or longing, creating a collection of interconnected journeys about the things people wish they had said or done differently.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its reflective storytelling and focus on love, memory, loss, forgiveness, and second chances, this paperback is an engaging choice for readers who appreciate emotionally resonant fiction that encourages them to value the relationships and moments they have in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toshikazu Kawaguchi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54604195266835,"sku":"BY13.5839","price":525.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksandyou.in\/products\/before-your-memory-fades","provider":"Books and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}