US rock star Madonna (R), accompanied with her French publisher Antoine Gallimard, arrives 15 September 2003 in Paris for the worldwide launching of her book "The English Roses" which is going on sale in 100 countries and more than 30 languages. The 45-year-old singer, said she conceived "The English Roses" as the first of five children's books inspired by the Kabbalah, the system of Jewish mystical thought which she studied for seven years. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET