The Coffee Shop of Untold Stories: Tsubasa’s Café by Firdaus AhmedMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Once again, Firdaus Ahmed gifts us a story about a singular cat…but as much as Tsubasa would have you believe it’s all his story, there’s more to it when you consider the humans he’s known in his many years. Especially Jo, the young woman come to York to write a book, and Ryu, the elegant owner of the café bearing Tsubasa’s name. The intertwined legacies of these characters makes this small book so much stronger than you would expect - strong like the Eclipse Mocha, the one drink on Tsubasa’s menu that would almost certainly be my go-to. (And thankfully now that autumn is here, the café at my work has added a seasonal Mexican Mocha, the closest I’ll be able to get to the Eclipse. I think I shall treat myself and imagine it’s Ryu and Tsubasa’s hospitality, including their very fair prices…because to paraphrase this book, the café isn’t for profit, it’s for what the people want. And need.)
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