March is here which means that Spring is just around the corner! It’s also Mother’s Day this month, and we’ve got some great titles to make your Mum smile.

BIG GIRL is the latest hardback from mega-bestselling author Danielle Steel. This heartfelt and incisive novel celebrates the virtues of sisterhood and unconventional beauty.

CELEBRITY SHOPPER by Carmen Reid is perfect for shopaholics. Personal shopper Annie Valentine has finally hit the big time, in her most fun, flirty, fashion-packed novel yet! This fabulous story is wrapped up in a stunning package and is the perfect treat for you or your mum!

If your mum is a fan of cooking, STUFFED VINE LEAVES SAVED MY LIFE by Celebrity Masterchef winner Nadia Sawalha is the perfect treat. Here she shares her favourite Middle Eastern recipes for family and friends.

THE COURTESAN AND THE SAMURAI by Lesley Downer is a romantic, exotic adventure. Think House of Flying Daggers meets Gone with the Wind. Your mum will love it!

Also out this month is the fantastic 61 HOURS, the heartstopping new thriller starring the enigmatic loner Jack Reacher, from bestselling author Lee Child. Visit www.jackreacher.co.uk for more from the world's favourite action hero.

If you like your thrillers set in the past, RELICS OF THE DEAD is the book for you. Set in medieval England and brim-full with forensics, thrills and brilliant wit, this is a riveting read from Ariana Franklin, the author of Mistress of the Art of Death.

Talking of history, in 1000 YEARS OF ANNOYING THE FRENCH, Stephen Clarke, author of A Year in the Merde, looks at what has really been going on since 1066 and causes ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' to bite the dust. This entertaining and wildly funny book that could make the current entente with our French neighbours decidely un-cordiale.

Finally, if you were one of the 50million people that watched the amazing YouTube video of two young men being reunited with their pet lion then you'll be excited to hear that their story, A LION CALLED CHRISTIAN is released in paperback this month.

TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCES UK AND IRELAND PUBLICATION DATE FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION OF DAN BROWN'S THE LOST SYMBOL LONDON, UK :
The paperback of The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown's global mega-selling novel will be published in the UK and Ireland on Thursday 22nd July, 2010.

The Lost Symbol, a follow-up to Dan Brown's No. 1 international phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, has itself broken publishing industry records to become officially* the bestselling adult hardcover of all time in the UK, with sales to date of over 1.3 million copies to become the UK's bestselling hardback novel since records began.

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