Before Your Memory Fades

Set on the slopes of Mount Hakodate in northern Japan, Café Donna Donna is famous not only for its beautiful harbor view, but also for its mysterious ability to let visitors travel through time.

In Before Your Memory Fades, the third installment in the beloved Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, Toshikazu Kawaguchi introduces four new guests seeking comfort, closure, and understanding. Through stories of grief, lost love, regret, and unspoken feelings, the novel explores the moments people wish they could relive. Warm, reflective, and deeply moving, this story invites readers to consider how the past continues to shape the heart.