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Before I Knew I Loved You - by  Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Hardcover) - 1 of 1

Before I Knew I Loved You - by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Hardcover)

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  • The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cozy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible - not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love...In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential.
  • Author(s): Toshikazu Kawaguchi
  • 174 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Magical Realism

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The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cozy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time.

In a special seat in a fabled Tokyo cafe, you're offered something irresistible - not just a warm, comforting coffee, but the chance to go back in time to revisit the ones you love...


In Before I Knew I Loved You, Toshikazu Kawaguchi takes us back to the warm heart of the mysterious Funiculi Funicula Cafe, with another four guests whose luminous stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in its eternal potential. In this book, we meet:
  • The girl who couldn't call her mother, and yearns to reconnect with her
  • The man who waited for a reply from his girlfriend, and never heard from her
  • The woman anxious to travel ahead to know what her future holds
  • The student who travels back to meet his father again, who passed away many years before.

Yet the same rules always apply - you must return before the coffee gets cold. And while it does, memories are revisited, people are changed for ever, and the enduring power of love transcends the boundaries of time.

The sixth book in the phenomenal, bestselling series, translated from Japanese, Before I Knew I Loved You asks the irresistible question: what would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in 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)



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Praise for the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series

"Heartwarming, whimsical... offering comfort at a time when the world seems off-kilter and chaotic." --The New York Times

"Endearing." --New York Times Book Review

"The narrative is deeply moving." --Chicago Review of Books

"A complete page-turner from the start to the end."--Buzzfeed

"Heartwarming, quirky, and wistful." --HuffPost

"Interwoven into what initially feels like a whimsical escape are existential conundrums of love and loss, family and freedom, life and death." --Christian Science Monitor

"Charming." --Star Tribune

Dimensions (Overall): 7.44 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 174
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Magical Realism
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Language: English
Street Date: May 26, 2026
TCIN: 1005907300
UPC: 9781335000682
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-3485
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds
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