Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
Emily Mortimer
as Florence Green
Bill Nighy
as Mr. Brundish
Patricia Clarkson
as Mrs. Violet Gamart
Hunter Tremayne
as Mr. Keble
Honor Kneafsey
as Christine
James Lance
as Milo North
Frances Barber
as Jessie
Reg Wilson
as General Gamart
Michael Fitzgerald
as Mr. Raven
Nigel O'Neill
as Mr. Deben
Jorge Suquet
as Mr. Thornton
Lana O'Kell
as Ivy Welford