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Making it : how love, kindness and community helped me repair my life / Jay Blades with Ian Gittins.

ISBN: 9781529059199
ISBN: 1529059194
ISBN: 9781529059212
ISBN: 1529059216
Physical Description: 277 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: London : Bluebird, 2021.

Blades, Jay, (author.). Gittins, Ian, (author.).

Summary:

Making It is an inspirational memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless. In this book, Jay Blades 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 a beloved star of the hit primetime show The Repair Shop. Jay reflects on strength, weakness and what it means to be a man. He questions the boundaries society places on male vulnerability and how letting himself be nurtured helped him flourish into the person he is today. An expert at giving a second life to cherished items, Jay's positivity, pragmatism and kindness shine through these pages and show that with care and love, anything can be mended.