# The Repair Shop: Life in the Barn: The Inside Stories from the Experts - Hardcover

by **Jay Blades** (Author)

**A third book from the BBC's Top Rated Hit _The Repair Shop_**

In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to "make do and mend". The Repair Shop has brought this waste-conscious message to an even wider audience, cementing itself as a BBC classic of the likes of _Antiques Roadshow_.

The third book concentrates on the show's much-loved experts, including woodworker and furniture restorer Will Kirk, clockmaker and mechanical wizard Steve Fletcher, silversmith Brenton West, saddler/leatherworker Suzie Fletcher, upholsterer Sonnaz, and seamstresses Julie Tatchell & Amanda Middleditch - aka The Teddy Bear Ladies, with each sharing why they love their craft, followed by a narrative on two specific objects and their restoration journeys. These narratives capture the ethos of the programme by being almost Aesop's Fables-esque - e.g. The Woodworker and the Broken Toy Chest - with quotes from the recipients of restored objects dotted around.

With the focus on the artisans themselves, readers will feel as though they're stepping straight into the 'workshop of dreams'.

### Author Biography

Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople, bringing loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life. A heartwarming antidote to throwaway culture, BBC's **_The Repair Shop_** has over six series, with two more confirmed, establishing itself in the realms of Antiques Roadshow or Who Do You Think You Are? as a perennial crowdpleaser with a massive loyal following.

**Instagram: @therepairshop.tv Twitter: @TheRepairShop**

**Number of Pages:** 192

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 9.5 x 7.8 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 01, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 26.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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