The Bookshop
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| Initial release | Spain |
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| Directors | Isabel Coixet |
| Narrated by | Julie Christie |
| Adapted from | The Bookshop |
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| ID | 1171601 |
About The Bookshop
Florence Green, a free-spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop -- the first such shop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough, England. But this mini social revolution soon brings her fierce enemies: she invites the hostility of the town's less prosperous shopkeepers and also crosses Mrs. Gamart, Harborough's vengeful, embittered alpha female who is a wannabe doyenne of the local arts scene. …
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Sir Patrick Stewart makes surprise Woodstock Bookshop visit
By Dave GilyeatBBC News
A bookseller says she was " delighted" when Sir Patrick Stewart made a surprise appearance to sign copies of his new book.
The Actor dropped into The Woodstock Bookshop in Oxfordshire when he saw copies of his memoir in The Window .
Sir Patrick posted of him surprising Merle Esson when he visited The Bookshop earlier.
Ms Esson told The Bbc it was " very generous and supportive" of The Actor to drop in.
The clip shows Sir Patrick surprise Ms Esson, who then calmly collects some more copies of his autobiography from the back of The Shop for him to sign.
This is " super duper" she is heard saying.
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Ms Esson, from Charlbury, has worked in The Independent bookstore for 13 years.
" I was slightly flappy because I was so delighted to see him but I did remain calm and professional because we do it all The Time , " She Said afterwards.
" He's A Gentleman , he is an old-class gentleman, and generous with his time, not lording it around. "
Sir Patrick, known for his staring roles in Star Trek , the X-Men films, and his work with The Royal Shakespeare Company, released Making It So: A Memoir earlier this month.
Ms Esson said she was a " huge fan" of The Actor .
" Every time he's in Oxfordshire he comes in The Bookshop and he buys books, " She Said .
" He's incredibly supportive of The World of literature, and independent bookshops. "
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