Originally published in Japan as "Before the memories disappear" (text in Japanese) by Sunmark Publishing, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, in 2018.

First published in 2022 in the United Kingdom by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan.

"From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Tales from the Caf�e comes another story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Caf�e Funiculi Funicula's time-traveling offer. Along with some familiar faces from Kawaguchi's previous novels, readers will also be introduced to a daughter, a comedian, a sister and a lover, each with something they wish they had said differently"-- Provided by publisher.