Finché il caffè è caldo

Italian language

Published Jan. 7, 2020 by Garzanti.

ISBN:
9788811608769

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4 stars (3 reviews)

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

4 stars

Read for our workplace book club of June (I'm a bit early). Based on a simple idea (being able to go back in time but inside a very strict set of rules quite different from usual), in a very small café setting, the author is able to draw several beautiful stories of the people going around, their lives, their wins and losses. It gives a big time for reflection and introspection and made me shed some tears.

"The first rule was: The only people you can meet while in the past are those who have visited the cafe. This would usually defeat the purpose of going back. Another rule was: There is nothing you can do while in the past that will change the present."