Many Different Kinds Love story life death & NHS

The instant Sunday Times top ten bestsellerA Guardian Book of the YearAn Evening Standard Book of the YearAn Independent Book of the YearNetgalleys nonfiction Book of the YearA national treasures journey to the brink and back.Will I wake up?Theres a 5050 chance.Michael Rosen wasnt feeling well. Soon he was struggling to breathe, and then he was admitted to hospital, suffering from coronavirus as the nation teetered on the edge of a global pandemic.What followed was months on the wards six weeks in an induced coma, and many more weeks of rehab and recovery as the NHS saved Michaels life, and then got him back on his feet. Throughout Michaels stay in intensive care, a notebook lay at the end of his bed, where the nurses who cared for him wrote letters of hope and support. Embarking on the long road to recovery, Michael was soon ready to start writing about his neardeath experience.Combining stunning new prose poems by one of Britains best loved poets and the moving coronavirus diaries of his nurses, doctors and wife EmmaLouise Williams, this is a beautiful book about love, life and the NHS. Featuring original illustrations by Chris Riddell, each page celebrates the power of community, the importance of kind gestures in dark times, and the indomitable spirits of the people who keep us well. | Michael Rosen Many Different Kinds of Love : A story of life, death & the NHS