Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #820674 in Books
• Published on: 1987-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 246 pages

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable tale of growing up in small town Michigan
This book was published in the 1960s and was a big event in my family since it featured a few pages that described my grandfather, who had lived in Flushing at the time of the story. My family was very distressed as it described my grandfather in a somewhat unflattering light, or at least in one that was inconsistent with family consensus. I am in posession of copies of some correspondence between my father, my aunt, and the author. The book sat in my parents' house in Imlay City until the time of my mother's death in the mid-1990s. The book came into my posession at that time and I read it shortly thereafter. I loved the story, the local flavor, the images of a small town Michigan that I had not experienced but had been given hints of all of my life. I don't know if the characterization of my grandfather was correct, and I frankly do not care. This was a great experience and I am sorry that Eddie Love didn't right more about growing up in Flushing

The Situation in Flushing
A wonderful book which can be read by children and adults alike. It is a timeless piece and a true story about a young lad growing up in the hearts of every one of us. The author, reminiscing his own childhood causes each of us to do the same. I have been to Flushing myself and found this story to be authentic and as the author described. If you grew up with steam locomotives, you'll love this book.

A Classic Memoir of Childhood
I read "The Situation in Flushing" in the 1960s, and have recalled it ever since as one of the funniest books I've ever read -- full of deft, hilarious descriptions of the quirks and foibles and activities of eccentric characters who populated the Flushing of Ed Love's childhood.

I liked the book so much that I had to drive up to Flushing (from my home in Ann Arbor) and have a look around. Alas, the Flushing of the 1960s did not seem nearly as interesting as the Flushing Ed Love knew. I had lunch, and headed back home. Later, I read a couple more of Ed Love's books, including the one in which he describes his struggles to get through the University of Michigan, during the Great Depression.