The Whole World Will Love Me Paperback – December 1, 2005

You get an insight of her deep spiritual advancement through her devotion to the Holy Face. This book provides a more details of her life and dialogue that enriches A Story of a Soul. Can’t recommend it enough!

This is the second book I have read from Dorothy Scallan and her style is so very readable and enjoyable. While rather a novel based on the lives of St. Therese and members of her holy family, it brings to life the way they loved the Lord and lived their lives. I am finishing the book now and will get one for my niece.

I found out about this "old" book (1954 )by reading another book on Amazon called THE GOLDEN ARROW by SISTER MARY OF ST. PETER, (1816-1848). Both books concentrate on these nuns' DEVOTION TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS - to which through SISTER TERESE & SISTER MARY OF ST. PETER is my FAVORITE & #1 DEVOTION.THIS book, has the first 3/4 of it telling the delightful story of St. Terese's grandparents, parents, her entire family. Then Miss Scallon tells of St. Terese's entire life focusing heavily on how she became DEVOTED TO JESUS' HOLY FACE. The ending of the book describes the miraculous happenings after her death all the way up to her canonization.THIS BOOK IS A "MUST HAVE" FOR ANYONE DEVOTED TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS, EITHER AS VERONICA'S VEIL, OR AS JESUS' FACE APPEARS ON THE HOLY SHROUD OF TURIN.

I have read MANY books in St. Therese and this is right at the top! Excellent! Recommend! (This is the 6th copy I’ve ordered to give as a gift.)

This book is good reading for all ages.Informative and an "easy read".After reading this, you will certainly enjoy reading the other two books by this author on Leo Dupont and the Holy Face devotion.

This book arrived quickly and in perfect condition, am very pleased with it. Have read The Golden Arrow and am currently looking forward to reading this one. God bless!

Dorothy Scallan wrote this charming biography of St. Therese in the form of a novel and it begins years before the saint's birth. Zelie Martin, who was an amazing woman in her own right wanted to be nun but was turned down. Louis Martin wanted to be a priest in his youth but was also turned down. Although disappointed they later realized years later after meeting one another that their vocation was marriage all along. They married fairly late in life and Therese would be their ninth and last child. The breast cancer which would eventually take Zelie's life had already manifested itself before Therese was born.Dorothy Scallan filled this book with little known details. Interestingly enough Zellie Martin had a great regard for Saint Bernadette and travelled to Lourdes shortly before her death. Later Therese upon entering Carmel was deeply influenced by a book called the Golden Arrow written by a saintly fellow Carmelite. Some books make it seem like St. Therese just sort of accidentally stumbled into sainthood or they make it seem like her path was easy. It wasn't. The Whole World Will Love shows that the sought out holiness and poured herself into her vocation.This is a lovely biography and makes a nice companion to Story of a Soul.

This biography on St. Therese is written like historical fiction. It is well researched, but the claim on the back cover is very subjective - "probably the best biography of St. Therese, The Little Flower, that has ever been written." It's good, but it doesn't come close to ISC Publications "The Story of a Soul" Study Edition. "The Whole World Will Love Me" is a good book to give to a person unfamiliar with St. Therese, as it "links all the elements of her life into one intimate, flowing and absolutely enthralling story" (review of the back cover). For a serious Theresian, this book remains a nice addition to your collection, but you won't learn anything new here.

You will love this book of insight into the personal family life which led to her devotion to the Holy Face.

i am pleased with this purchase,would recomend it to other readers.