Tales from the Cafe | Hardcover

Tales from the Cafe: A Nostalgic Novel Exploring Love, Loss and Missed Connections from a Magical Café―Book Two of the Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Date of Release: 12 October 2021

Tales from the Cafe is the heartwarming sequel to Before the Coffee Gets Cold, returning readers to the magical back-alley café in Tokyo where time travel is possible—if you follow the rules and return before your coffee gets cold.

At Cafe Funiculi Funicula, four new customers arrive, each carrying regrets, unspoken words, and unfinished business. Like those before them, they hope that a brief journey into the past might bring comfort, clarity, or closure.

Their stories include:

A man who travels back to meet his best friend who died 22 years ago

A son who missed his mother’s funeral

A man who wants to see the woman he could never marry

An old detective who regrets never giving his wife a special gift

Blending gentle fantasy with deeply human emotion, Tales from the Cafe explores love, loss, forgiveness, and the quiet power of small moments. Familiar faces from the first book reappear, adding warmth and continuity to this reflective, beautifully written novel.

Perfect for readers who enjoy Japanese fiction, time-travel stories, emotional literary novels, and comforting reads, this book reminds us that while the past cannot be changed, the present still can be.

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