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Nadie Me Quiere
A thin, bony old woman with a hard and cross face, known throughout the neighborhood as "Old Grumpy," proudly said that she loved nobody and nobody loved her. Through the opportunity late in life to love and care for an orphaned child (like herself), she was able to receive the wonderful love of the Lord Himself, who had lighted up her dark heart with the sunshine of His love.
- GenresChristian
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1896
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About the author
Mrs. O.F. Walton
73 books19 followersAmy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs O.F. Walton, was a British author of Christian children's and teenage books, mainly but not exclusively fiction. She was born Amy Catherine Deck in 1849, and died in Leigh, Kent in 1939.
Amy was the daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's Church, Spring Street, Hull.
Her career as an author began with My Mates And I, written in 1870 but not published until 1873. Her first published work was My Little Corner in 1872. In 1874 came one of her most famous books, Christie's Old Organ, which has been regularly reprinted up to the present day. It is the story of orphaned Christie and his friend, the aged organ-grinder Treffy. It was introduced to Japan in 1882 and was published in 1885 by the translation of Tajima Kashi. It was one of the earliest books in history of both Christian's and children's literature of Japan and was re-translated in 1903 and 1994.
In 1875 she married Octavius Frank Walton, who was her father's curate at the time. It was under her husband's name, as Mrs O. F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book A Peep Behind The Scenes was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre.
The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 to 1893, Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton in 1893. He retired in 1918.
Although she wrote many more books, it is A Peep Behind the Scenes and Christie's Old Organ that have remained well known, continuing to be published by the Lutterworth Press, successor to her original publisher, the Religious Tract Society.
(from Wikipedia)
Amy was the daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's Church, Spring Street, Hull.
Her career as an author began with My Mates And I, written in 1870 but not published until 1873. Her first published work was My Little Corner in 1872. In 1874 came one of her most famous books, Christie's Old Organ, which has been regularly reprinted up to the present day. It is the story of orphaned Christie and his friend, the aged organ-grinder Treffy. It was introduced to Japan in 1882 and was published in 1885 by the translation of Tajima Kashi. It was one of the earliest books in history of both Christian's and children's literature of Japan and was re-translated in 1903 and 1994.
In 1875 she married Octavius Frank Walton, who was her father's curate at the time. It was under her husband's name, as Mrs O. F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book A Peep Behind The Scenes was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre.
The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 to 1893, Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton in 1893. He retired in 1918.
Although she wrote many more books, it is A Peep Behind the Scenes and Christie's Old Organ that have remained well known, continuing to be published by the Lutterworth Press, successor to her original publisher, the Religious Tract Society.
(from Wikipedia)
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February 9, 2025
Dickensian, melancholic, and sweetly wholesome, with a heaping side of EXPOSITIONAL HAMMER.
May 13, 2015
You know those really old books that you've had so long you can't remember a time when they weren't there? The ones you've read over and over again so many times you practically have them memorized. The ones with cracked spines and faded covers that are still beautiful to you even though no one else sees them that way. That's what this book is to me.
The gold lettering on the front is all but gone and the book always falls open to the same page, but I love it. It was the very first book that made me cry and even now, I still get teary eyed when I read it. It is by no means my favorite book--story-wise--but out of all my books it is the dearest to me.
The story is simple and very easy to understand. It was made for young minds. But it is still a beautiful story and I will always love it.
The gold lettering on the front is all but gone and the book always falls open to the same page, but I love it. It was the very first book that made me cry and even now, I still get teary eyed when I read it. It is by no means my favorite book--story-wise--but out of all my books it is the dearest to me.
The story is simple and very easy to understand. It was made for young minds. But it is still a beautiful story and I will always love it.
June 12, 2017
A really sweet little book!
June 23, 2021
Who wants to read a book titled 'Nobody Loves Me' ? It's like a silent plea for help.
However, as soon as I started reading this book I was blown away by the beautiful characterization and heart-cry of the main character. Addressing the deep psychological need for human affection, this book explores what it is to love and be loved. Touching upon topics such as loss, loneliness, and the importance of speaking truth to yourself, this book is definitely one of my new favorites. <3
However, as soon as I started reading this book I was blown away by the beautiful characterization and heart-cry of the main character. Addressing the deep psychological need for human affection, this book explores what it is to love and be loved. Touching upon topics such as loss, loneliness, and the importance of speaking truth to yourself, this book is definitely one of my new favorites. <3
December 23, 2020
this was a used bookstore find, i didn’t know what to expect, but this was a super sweet story and i loved every page
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