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Making It
- Author
- Jay Blades
- Narrator
- Damian Lynch
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Coping with / advice about mental health issues or topics, Psychology: emotions, DIY (Do it yourself): general guides and advice, Care of people with mental health conditions
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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Lynch dramatically conveys the diverse cultures, personalities, and accents of Blades's world, and recounts how he coped with dyslexia and learned to "upcycle"—repair items from a dump for resale—then taught homeless kids this marketable skill. Most memorable is Lynch's delivery of Blades's honesty, self-deprecating humor, and can-do motto: "If something's broken (including life), you can always find a way to put it together."
AudioFile
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Moving and beguiling
The Bookseller
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Excellent book
Excellent narration
10/10Jo33 2023-01-31
Details
- Author
- Jay Blades
- Narrator
- Damian Lynch
- Duration
- 7 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529059205
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Coping with / advice about mental health issues or topics, Psychology: emotions, DIY (Do it yourself): general guides and advice, Care of people with mental health conditions
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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.
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