Love Came Laughing By

by Emilie Loring

Love Came Laughing By by Emilie Loring in Hardcover.

Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction

206 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1949

About the author

AKA Emilie Baker Loring
Emilie Baker was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1864 to George M. Baker and Emily Frances (Boles) Baker. Her father was a playwright and publisher and her mother was a homemaker. Loring married Victor J. Loring, who was a lawyer. She began writing in 1914, published her first novel in 1922 at the age of 56, and continued writing until her death after a long illness in 1951. She was a prolific American romance novelist of the 20th century, known for her "wholesome love" romances and independent, spirited heroines. Beyond romance, her books also explore a selection of topics including, but not limited to marriage, love, American patriotism, freedom, and optimism. She died in Wellesley, Massachusetts on March 13, 1951. At the time of her death, she had sold more than a million copies of her first thirty books.

After her death, her estate was managed by her sons, Selden M. and Robert M. Loring, who, based on a wealth of unfinished material they discovered, published twenty more books under her name until 1972. These books were ghost-written by Elinore Denniston. taken largely from wiki, made some corrections (dates didn't add up) per her biographer

Emilie Loring Wiki Page

Reviews

[Jhoanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book that started it all...By today's standards, this would be a very cheesy novel. But during its publication (1930s?) Emilie Loring has infused her women characters with fire, passion, strength, and intelligence, plus the requisite kind heart and beauty. She also throws in a few quotes from other famous authors and the Bible. It was and continues to be a source of delight for me, a learning tool even. Because of this book, I went on to read other books on history, literature, philosophy, science and a host of others just so I could get a better understanding of her characters. Now, I try to collect all her books. :)

Edit: Just realized I never replied to Carol’s comment. I was new to goodreads 14 years ago and wasn’t always checking online. But Carol was right that this book was published in the 40s. Emilie Loring’s books were first published in the late 20s-30s. :)

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first Emilie Loring novel that I read back in my teen years. I read every one I could get my hands on and still have a large collection of the hard back novels and all of the paperbacks. Whenever I got some money together back in the day I bought one of these or a Georgette Heyer (still my all time favorite). I just re-read a few of Lorings and - hate to say it - but I still enjoy them. While being incredibly dated, although that may be part of the charm, her characters are interesting and full and her belief system shines through. I enjoyed seeing the changes the years brought to her style and stories.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

One i received from my grandma. I like the light-hearted romance combined with a non-violent mystery.

[Britt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable

I forgot how much I enjoyed these books. I've read a bit of this author, but I don't remember if I read this one. Anyway. Wendy and Van were absolutely adorable together. Good old-fashioned romance and adventure and no need for steam. Loved it.

[William Hovey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A blast from the past!

I first read this and other books be Emilie Loring when I was muuuch younger—and enjoyed them at that time. The style is contemporary to the era in which it was written. The intrigue centers around themes from WW II with emphasis on patriotism, honor, integrity and loyalty. Reacquainting myself with the manners, fashion, writing style of the time was great fun as is reading again some old favorites long forgotten. Editing errors existed then too.

Readers who expect modern writing style may be disappointed with descriptions of decor, flowers and clothing. Some of the references to people and events will be as opaque to younger readers as today’s references will be 20, 30, or more years from now. Recommended to all who enjoy historical fiction or want to learn more about works written during the time periods they portray. I may read this book again and look for some other past favorites to read again.

[Anna Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really should have written this review immediately after I finished reading this...I've been on an Emilie Loring kick and I've read three more of her books since I finished this one...and after a while, they all start to blend together...so much so that just last night I asked my husband to bring me my Emilie Loring book from the other room, and when he asked which one, I told him it didn't matter, they were all the same anyway! buahaha! Ok, that is not true - I've actually noticed many differences in the several I've read lately.

Anyway, this 4 star rating is probably accurate...I don't know. Oh well, read it yourself and see!

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started reading Emile Loring books when I picked up a paperback from a rack in a hotel lobby (for 50 cents) while on my sister's & my yearly vacation to visit my father. Hooked! I went on to purchase and read every Emilie Loring romance written and available in paperback, not knowing, until Goodreads, that she had died before I was even born. I loved these books, but read them all when I was between about 13-14 and perhaps 18 years old - I had favorites and less favorites, of but I no longer remember which was which. I was a young reader - keep that in mind! :-)

[Emily D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this action mystery from 1949. The witticisms were a bit over-the-top at times, but I loved the setting, right during and after WWII with the references to "un-American activities" and such. I also love all the descriptions of clothing from the decade. It was a fun little mystery, sort of like a Nancy Drew. Very gender-stereotypical with the main heroine really relying on the men, but she was also pretty independent for the times. I liked that she didn't defer to the sleazy men in the story, only to the trustworthy ones.

[beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

So close

She has great plots, great story lines but all her books follow the same formula where the guy and girl deliberately misunderstand, deliberately miss communicate. It becomes a distraction to read through the stumbling relationship. Wasted opportunity to write really outstanding books.

[Sharon Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book

I've read this book so many times. I believe it might have been the last book she wrote and she did an excellent job of intrigue, romance, gaiety, etc that all her books contain. Hope you like it as much as I do!

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Barely 2 stars. The super choppy story progression and the odd, quasi-first person narrative made for an awkward slog.

[El · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was surprisingly good! Loring writes well, and the story is fun and engaging. The main character is a very talented and independent girl, who works to solve a series of mysterious events with a young congressman she meets on a train. I think this is classified as a romance, but it is really more of a mystery novel with a very sweet romantic subplot. There is no explicit violence or sexuality in this book. If this book were a movie, it would be rated PG.

The one drawback I would list is that this book is conversation heavy. In proportion to action, conversation dominates at least three quarters of the book. Now, since most of it is good conversation that reveals things about the characters and the story, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. But toward the end, there is so much supposition about 'who done it' that it becomes confusing and anti-climactic. Overall though, this is a really fun read.

[Lori Baldi · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books were inherited by me from my grandmother. She passed her love of reading to me through this author. I was pleased that I was able to add to her library. I found a couple of authors that she like almost as much one of whom was Janet Dailey.

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This ticks all my boxes for a great romantic suspence: sweet romance, convoluted mysteries, plenty of danger, and good people working to set things right.