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The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007

Kyoko’s fiancé invites a group of her friends to join them at his family’s summer home

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café kids' books and inspire new ones forToshikazu Kawaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971. He formerly produced, directed and wrote for the theatrical group Sonic Snail. As a playwright, his works include <i>COUPLE< i>, <i>Sunset Song< i>, and <i>Family Time< i>. The novel <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold < i>is adapted from a 1110 Productions play by Kawaguchi, which won the 10th Suginami Drama Festival grand prize. The second novel from the author of the phenomenon, <i>Before the Coffee