

Goro moves to the US and a week goes by for the pining, mourning Fumiko, who continues to visit the café. She hopes for a proposal, but he hits her with a break-up. Before the Coffee Gets Coldīefore the Coffee Gets Coldopens with Fumiko meeting with her boyfriend for what he calls a ‘serious conversation’.

Offer: Try this book for free with a trial of Audible. You can now also read the sequel novel Tales from the Cafe! As Before the Coffee Gets Cold begins, it seems to be nothing more than a twee, even slightly awkward tale that might make for a passable plot to a TV drama.īut as the layers are peeled back, the book reveals a far more earnest beating heart.
