Before the Coffee Gets Cold 4: Before We Say Goodbye

明知道終將離別，
卻沒想過會是「那一天」──

無法挽回的錯誤、無法再見的摯愛、無法說出的最後話語……
我想讓你知道「因為你，現在的我很幸福！」
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「不能將一個人的消逝，視為他不幸的原因。
那麼所有人都會變成為了不幸而活。
絕對不是這樣！因為，人活著一定是為了變得幸福。」——川口俊和
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一間能回到過去的咖啡店，
一連串奇蹟般的際遇！
「回到過去的時間，只到咖啡冷卻為止！」

只不過，囉唆的是……有著非常麻煩的規矩。
聽說，這次又多了新的規矩………

為了再見妻子、愛犬、戀人、父親一面，
四名「來不及說再見」的客人，
造訪了能夠回到過去的神祕咖啡廳〔纜車之行〕。

但，即使回到過去，也無法改變現實。

然而，回到過去所見到的那個人，
他的「記憶」又會發生什麼樣的變化呢？

故事發生在「在咖啡冷掉之前」的隔年……

(中文書介摘自悅知文化《在說出再見之前》)

The million-copy bestselling series

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before we say goodbye, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?

The regulars at the magical Cafe Funiculi Funicula are well acquainted with its famous legend and extraordinary, secret menu time travel offering. 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. Travellers must have visited the cafe previously and most importantly, must return to the present in the time it takes for their coffee to go cold.

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
The daughter who drove her father away . . .

In the hauntingly beautiful Before we say goodbye, Kawaguchi invites us to join his characters as they embark on a journey to revisit one crucial moment in time.