Before Your Memory Fades

<p><b>The million-copy bestselling series<br><br>Toshikazu Kawaguchi&rsquo;s touching <i>Before your memory fades, </i>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?</b><br><br>On the hillside of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Cafe Donna Donna is fabled for its dazzling views of Hakodate port. But that&rsquo;s not all. Like the charming Tokyo cafe Funiculi Funicula, Cafe Donna Donna offers its customers the extraordinary experience of travelling through time.<br><br>From the author of <i>Before the coffee gets cold</i> and <i>Tales from the cafe</i> comes another heartfelt story of lost souls hoping to take advantage of the cafe's time-travelling offer. Among some familiar faces, readers will also be introduced to:<br><br><i>The daughter who begrudges her deceased parents for leaving her orphaned</i><br><i>The comedian who aches for his beloved and their shared dreams</i><br><i>The younger sister whose grief has become all-consuming</i><br><i>The young man who realizes his love for his childhood friend too late . . .</i><br><br>Featuring Kawaguchi's signature wistful storytelling, <i>Before your memory fades </i>is full of heart and emotion.</p>