Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi is the sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold series. This heartwarming Japanese novel returns to the mysterious Cafe Funiculi Funicula, where visitors are offered a rare opportunity to travel back in time and revisit moments with the people they love.

Inside the cosy Tokyo café, a special seat gives visitors the chance to return to the past while enjoying a warm cup of coffee. However, the café has one important rule: they must return to the present before their coffee gets cold.

In Before I Knew I Loved You, four new visitors arrive at the café, each carrying their own story of love, loss, hope, and unfinished emotions. They include a girl who longs to reconnect with her mother, a man waiting for a reply from his girlfriend, a woman who wants to discover what her future holds, and a student who wishes to meet his father who passed away many years ago.

Through these emotional journeys, Toshikazu Kawaguchi explores the enduring power of love, family, memories, grief, hope, and human connection. While travelling through time cannot change what has already happened, a single meaningful moment can offer comfort, understanding, and a new perspective on the future.