Making It Av Jay Blades

<p><b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller by Jay Blades, </b><b>the beloved star of hit BBC One show <i>The Repair Shop. </i><i>Making It</i> is an inspirational memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless.</b><br><br><i>We had our hardships, and there were times that we didn&rsquo;t have a lot of food and didn&rsquo;t have a lot of money. But that didn&rsquo;t stop me having the time of my life.</i><br><br>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 <i>The Repair Shop</i>.<br><br>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&rsquo;s positivity, pragmatism and kindness shine through these pages and show that with care and love, anything can be mended.</p>