Untitled Autobiography Jay Blades

Untitled Autobiography Jay Blades

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  • Author：Jay Blades
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Susan ，

Thanks to Pan McMillan， Bluebird and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review。I have loved the Repair Shop for a long time but during this horrible time in the world I have found my visits there more frequent and even more calming than usual so I was absolutely delighted to be selected to receive a copy of Jay Blades' book。 I sometimes find that I like to dip in and out of biographical books， but not so this one。 I actually feel like I've just had a chat with Jay - It wasn't fo Thanks to Pan McMillan， Bluebird and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review。I have loved the Repair Shop for a long time but during this horrible time in the world I have found my visits there more frequent and even more calming than usual so I was absolutely delighted to be selected to receive a copy of Jay Blades' book。 I sometimes find that I like to dip in and out of biographical books， but not so this one。 I actually feel like I've just had a chat with Jay - It wasn't formal in tone and it reads very much the way Jay speaks when you see him on TV。 He's had a colourful life and I found it interesting hearing about the different paths he's taken。Grab a cup of tea （or two） and devour this。 You'll enjoy Jay's company！ 。。。more

Phillip Kang ，

Making It is an inspirational memoir by Jay Blades， the presenter of BBC’s popular TV show The Repair Shop， which features him leading a team of talented experts restore old and broken stuff brought in by people who still cherished the items。Through shows such as Money For Nothing and The Repair Shop he has become a celebrity restorer giving new life to cherished items and even to things about to be thrown away at recycling centres。 From watching these shows， I can say without hesitation that he Making It is an inspirational memoir by Jay Blades， the presenter of BBC’s popular TV show The Repair Shop， which features him leading a team of talented experts restore old and broken stuff brought in by people who still cherished the items。Through shows such as Money For Nothing and The Repair Shop he has become a celebrity restorer giving new life to cherished items and even to things about to be thrown away at recycling centres。 From watching these shows， I can say without hesitation that he has a keen and discerning eye in spotting items that he can not only restore but transform and add value to them。 There are many able and talented restorers like Blades and some have displayed their immaculate ingenuity and skills on those TV shows。 I bet all of them have amazing life stories to tell。 Blades certainly does and Making It is his story of how he beat incredible odds and turned things around even when it all seemed hopeless and got to where he is today。I’m glad the publisher granted my wish to read Blades’ new book because I’m keen to know the real person behind the public persona and what makes him tick。 Watching him on the shows， exuding confidence and positive vibes， one could hardly have imagined how messed up and troubled his past was and what disability he has to live with。Blades is keen to point that he’s no different from many people who have amazing turnaround stories to tell。“。。。My story is not unique。 I’m not the first， or the last， person to be raised by a single mum， with an absentee father。 I’m not the first guy to face racism， to go badly off the rails in his teens， or to have kids before he was ready or mature enough to raise a family。。。I’ve done things I’ve been proud of， and made terrible mistakes。 I even， not all that long ago， lost my way so catastrophically that I broke down and wondered if I wanted to carry on living at all。。。I’m relieved to say that I managed to turn my life around。 And the impulses that helped me to do that are the same ones that power The Repair Shop - love， and family， and community。”Indeed， Blades’ life on the mend has been like a repair job - one that had taken many years。 It displays the fortitude and tenacity of the human spirit to want to turn one’s messed up life around， helped along and supported by a caring family and a loving community。Writing about one's messed-up past without sounding like a self-pitying sob monologue is quite a challenge but Blades has managed to pull off this job admirably with a good dose of verve， humour and positivity。 Written in conversation-style prose with candour and humility， this book is truly an inspiring read for me。 I'm sure many will find it so when it is released in the next few weeks。I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley and I'm posting this review voluntarily。 。。。more

Karl Wardlaw ，

This is an inspirational and passionate memoir from someone who wants to make the world a better place。Jay Blades who many of us will know from the heartwarming TV show The Repair Shop shows us how he got to the point where he is at now from growing up with his brother and mother in Hackney to living and working in Oxford， High Wycombe and now being in Wolverhampton。 It covers the significant relationships of his life and covers parts where by his own admission he didn't behave as he should。 Alo This is an inspirational and passionate memoir from someone who wants to make the world a better place。Jay Blades who many of us will know from the heartwarming TV show The Repair Shop shows us how he got to the point where he is at now from growing up with his brother and mother in Hackney to living and working in Oxford， High Wycombe and now being in Wolverhampton。 It covers the significant relationships of his life and covers parts where by his own admission he didn't behave as he should。 Along the way one thread is that he has always got involved in projects that have tried to improve things for those who need it most and he has done all this while not being able to read due to dyslexia。This is a great memoir and I've read a lot of them in my time。 He doesn't hold anything back and lays it all on the line。 With all the different charity work over the years that he has become involved in any one of those roles would be an amazing achievement never mind a few like he has done。 With the aim he is hoping for at the end of his book I'm willing him to achieve it。Buy this book。 。。。more

Tony S ，

I had read parts of the life story of Jay in a newspaper so was curious to read this and what a read。 I could not put it down and read it in one day。Jay has a fascinating life story and I will not say much in my review as I would rather the reader discovers his highs and lows when reading it。He certainly faced a lot of challenges and hopefully he has now found enjoyment and peace in life。 This really is an amazing read and as "autobiographies" go （you will understand the " "） when you read it as I had read parts of the life story of Jay in a newspaper so was curious to read this and what a read。 I could not put it down and read it in one day。Jay has a fascinating life story and I will not say much in my review as I would rather the reader discovers his highs and lows when reading it。He certainly faced a lot of challenges and hopefully he has now found enjoyment and peace in life。 This really is an amazing read and as "autobiographies" go （you will understand the " "） when you read it as to why I put that in quotes） this is right up there with the best of them。One of my top books of 20121 。。。more

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