Making It
How Love, Kindness and Community Helped Me Repair My Life
Published on 13. May 2021
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5290-5919-9 (ISBN)
Description
Making It is a memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless, by Jay Blades, known from the hit BBC One show The Repair Shop.
We had our hardships, and there were times that we didn't have a lot of food and didn't have a lot of money. But that didn't stop me having the time of my life.
In his book, Jay shares the details of his life, from his childhood growing up sheltered and innocent on a council estate in Hackney, to his adolescence when he was introduced to violent racism at secondary school, to being brutalized by police as a teen, to finally becoming the presenter of the hit primetime show The Repair Shop.
We had our hardships, and there were times that we didn't have a lot of food and didn't have a lot of money. But that didn't stop me having the time of my life.
In his book, Jay shares the details of his life, from his childhood growing up sheltered and innocent on a council estate in Hackney, to his adolescence when he was introduced to violent racism at secondary school, to being brutalized by police as a teen, to finally becoming the presenter of the hit primetime show The Repair Shop.
Reviews / Votes
Moving and beguiling * The Bookseller * An incredible story of triumph over adversity, I couldn't put it down. -- Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Little Mix Jay can teach us all something about the simple power of compassion and creativity. -- <i>Radio Times</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
486 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-5919-9 (9781529059199)
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Person
Jay Blades is a furniture restorer and television presenter best known for BBC TV shows such as The Repair Shop, Money for Nothing, Jay's Yorkshire Workshop and Jay Blade's Home Fix. He is the author of three books.