Before We Forget Kindness
- Title: Before We Forget Kindness
- Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Edition: Picador
- Publication Date: September 19, 2024
- Genre: Fantasy, Fiction
- Number of Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Format: Hardcover
Before We Forget Kindness is the fifth book in Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold series. Set in the magical Café Funiculi Funicula in Tokyo, the story introduces four new visitors:
- A father who couldn't allow his daughter to marry.
- A woman who couldn't give Valentine's chocolates to her beloved.
- A boy who wishes to show his smile to his divorced parents.
- A wife holding a child without a name.
As in the previous books, the visitors must follow the café’s strict rule of returning to the present before their coffee goes cold. Through these stories, Kawaguchi explores themes of love, regret, and reconciliation, offering readers a heartwarming journey toward closure and hope for the future.