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Making It

    • 4.3 • 19 Ratings
    • £7.99

    • £7.99

Publisher Description

The Sunday Times bestseller, Making It is an inspirational memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless, by Jay Blades, the beloved star of 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 audiobook, 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.

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.

GENRE
Biography
NARRATOR
DT
David Thorpe
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
07:51
hr min
RELEASED
2021
13 May
PUBLISHER
Pan Macmillan
SIZE
238.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Mr. C. Razy ,

A very open and honest tale.

Being so honest about his background and early motivations, Jay risks alienating some readers, but reading to the end helped to understand the much bigger picture. A remarkable story!

An enjoyable listen, the narrator sounds genuinely like Jay but it would have been SO much better with his own passionate voice.

Chericheri40 ,

Making It by Jay Blades

Fantastic audiobook! This is not just a memoir. It is a psychosocial piece of genius work which should be read or listened to by all. This book takes you on a journey of roller coasting emotions. Highly recommended.

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