The English Roses adoption of her son David from Malawi. She continued publishing chapter books in the series, with another 12 books published from 2007–2008. The English Roses The English Roses is a children's picture book written by American entertainer Madonna, released on September 15, 2003, by Callaway Arts & Entertainment. The publishing company's owner Nicholas Callaway had always wanted the singer to write a children's book. Madonna took up the opportunity after her second marriage and being inspired by her Kabbalah teacher and her studies of Jewish mysticism. She wanted to write stories where the female protagonists have a more active role
Black Roses (The Rasmus album) Black Roses (The Rasmus album) Black Roses is the seventh studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, which was released on 29 September 2008 in the UK. In Germany the album was released on 26 September and in the Nordic countries two days before. The album immediately replaced Metallica's "Death Magnetic" on the top spot of the Finnish Album Charts and went gold after one week. , an estimated of 350,000 copies of the album have been sold worldwide. According to Dynasty Recordings' MySpace profile, the band rested in Helsinki during the winter 2006 and also wrote songs