'I am not who I was': Michael Rosen on surviving Covid – extract

In this exclusive extract from his new book Many Different Kinds of Love, the author writes about his urgent diagnosis, days in hospital and returning home

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Day 12. The year’s seasons roll by in a night: sweats,
freezes, sweats, freezes. Wondered whose mouth
I had: I didn’t remember it as made of sandpaper.
Water is as good as ever.
Tweet from @MichaelRosenYes, 27/03/2020