{"product_id":"making-it-how-love-kindness-and-community-helped-me-repair-my-life-9781529059212","title":"Making It: How Love, Kindness and Community Helped Me Repair My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jay Blades\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bluebird\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bluebird\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspirational memoir from Jay Blades, host of the hit show \u003ci\u003eThe Repair Shop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking It\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003ci\u003e The Repair Shop\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.","brand":"Bluebird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45046553510039,"sku":"9781529059212","price":455.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781529059212.webp?v=1767262767","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/making-it-how-love-kindness-and-community-helped-me-repair-my-life-9781529059212","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}