'The Bookshop' trivia and fun facts

Locations

The shooting takes place in Belfast (North Ireland) and Barcelona.

Summer book

Isabel Coixet read the novel 'The Bookshop' of Penelope Fitzgerald 10 years ago and she felt so identified with the main character that she decided to make an cinematographic adaptation.

Coincidences

Emily Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson have also worked together in Shutter Island.