{"product_id":"boy-in-a-china-shop-life-clay-and-everything-9781529385250","title":"Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspirational memoir from the star of OUR WELSH CHAPEL DREAM and THE GREAT POTTERY THROWDOWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders LOVE \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoy In A China Shop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a brilliant book. Keith is so charming and funny and my goodness what a hard worker. I loved it.\u003cb\u003e Get it and read it\u003c\/b\u003e - enjoy.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eThis book was enlightening and entertaining, \u003cb\u003e full of laughs and heart\u003c\/b\u003e. And of course with Keith, there's always going to be tears.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cbr\u003e 'Really\u003cb\u003e inspiring and relatable.\u003c\/b\u003e A great read.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'During downtime on the pottery throwdown Keith made my hair curl with some of his tales - he's a great raconteur and recounts his story in this book as he does in real life - with joy, charm \u0026amp; mischief.' - \u003ci\u003eSara Cox\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBallet dancer. Front man in an almost famous band. Judge on \u003ci\u003eThe Great Pottery Throw Down\u003c\/i\u003e. How did all that happen? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'By accident mostly. But I always say we make our own luck. What if an art teacher hadn't given me a lump of clay? What if my band had properly taken off? What if I hadn't taken a photograph of a bowl to the buyer at Heals in London? What if she'd hated it? Or hadn't seen it... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery chapter of my book is based around an object (usually a pot) that's been significant in my life. It's just a trigger to let me go off in a lot of different directions and tell a few stories. A lot of stories. Dyslexia. The art teacher who changed my life. My Mother. My Father. A life-changing job interview with a man who lay under his car throughout. *That* video. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, a quick search of 'Keith Brymer Jones Adele' should do it.)' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe end product? A warming, clever memoir of Keith's pottery life with some very loud music, some pretty good dancing, and a lot of throwing, fettling and firing. Oh ... and a good dose of anxiety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Brymer Jones \u003c\/b\u003eis a British potter and ceramic designer, internationally known for his homeware 'Word' range and celebrated as the lead judge on \u003ci\u003eThe Great Pottery Throwdown, \u003c\/i\u003e Love Productions television series for Channel Four and HBO. In February 2021, the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e described him as 'Quite simply the best person on TV at this present moment in time'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an apprenticeship at Harefield Pottery, he started hand-making ceramics for retailers including the Conran Group, Habitat, Barneys New York, Monsoon, Laura Ashley and Heals. As Head of Design for MAKE International he collaborates with other designers including Jane Foster, Scion Living, Hokolo and Becky Baur.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648354160914,"sku":"9781529385250","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f40ae43-7280-416e-ab79-6642c178940f.jpg?v=1733240489","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boy-in-a-china-shop-life-clay-and-everything-9781529385250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}