Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Biography & Memoir, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9781529109467
Published: April 2022
Imprint: Ebury Press
Page Extent: 320
Format: Paperback
RRP 275.00

Many Different Kinds of Love

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About the book

The instant Sunday Times top ten bestseller

A Guardian Book of the Year
An Evening Standard Book of the Year
An Independent Book of the Year
Netgalley's non-fiction Book of the Year

A national treasure's journey to the brink and back.

'Will I wake up?'
'There's a 50:50 chance.'


Michael Rosen wasn't 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 Michael's life, and then got him back on his feet. Throughout...

About the Author

Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen is one of the best known figures, not only in the children’s book world but also the British arts scene. His first book of children’s poems was published in 1974, and he has gone on to write numerous and award-winning children’s books such as Quick, Let’s get Out of Here, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Chocolate Cake. Alongside this he performs, teaches, lectures, presents Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4 and reviews books for the Guardian. He was Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009, and founded the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008 as part of his laureateship to honour books that make children laugh!

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