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Passport To Happiness Kindle Edition
Travel, adventure, oh my!
An opportunity of a lifetime gives Jessica the escape she’s looking for from the sleepy Texas town she’s known all her life. Traveling abroad with her high school sweetheart, Josh, the two set out to make memories, while leaving their cares back in Texas. Months turn into years, and soon the pair have made not only a career choice but a life choice that neither of them saw coming.
Passport to Happiness is a sweet women’s fiction with romantic and inspirational elements.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 22, 2014
- File size3049 KB
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This is a charming story of finding your purpose in life, sharing true friendships, and ultimately, discovering love. Passport to Happiness is an endearing novella that tugs at the heart strings. Well done.
A really good book about the American dream.
I can certainly recommend.
Interesting from start to finish.
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Product details
- ASIN : B00MZ9GMV0
- Publisher : Create Space; 3rd edition (August 22, 2014)
- Publication date : August 22, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 3049 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 152 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1500579920
- Best Sellers Rank: #654,059 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #693 in Literary Sagas
- #3,036 in Family Life Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #3,450 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Debbie currently resides in South Carolina with her husband of 47 years and one very spoiled silky dachshund they affectionately refer to as Princess Viola. She's best known for her Charleston Harbor Novels and Romance Across State Lines series. She is passionate about animal rescue and, as such, happily donates a percentage of all book sales to animal rescue organizations.
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Customers enjoyed the book's creative storyline and uplifting message. They found the book enjoyable and entertaining, with an insightful travel narrative that got them excited about traveling. The characters were described as loving and strong, with a good pace and clear storyline. The writing style was described as well-written and easy to read.
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Customers enjoy the story. They find it creative, uplifting, and well-written. The story is about real people and love, with strong themes of family and friendship. Readers describe the book as a clean and wholesome coming-of-age tale.
"Passport to Happiness by Debbie White is a wonderful romantic story. The main character, Jessica, is very lovely and sympathetic...." Read more
""Passport to Happiness" is a clean and wholesome coming of age story. There's a unique style to the prose that took some getting used to. &#..." Read more
"Interesting tale of a young Texas girl who yearns to expand her life's experiences and travel to exotic and faraway lands." Read more
"The time setting is beautiful, it made my imagination work especially that the author added familiar events which happened that year...." Read more
Customers enjoyed the book. They found the story enjoyable and educational, with a nice journey to Europe from the author's perspective. The book was described as special and memorable.
"...The main character, Jessica, is very lovely and sympathetic. She lived with her mom in a hot and dusty little town...." Read more
"...As for the story, it was sweet, enjoyable, and entertaining in an educational way...." Read more
"...I am glad this story ended happily for her. I enjoyed reading this book, it made me want to read the Salty Dog...." Read more
"It was an enjoyable story about a girl following her dreams of traveling to many places around the world...." Read more
Customers enjoy the travel content. They find it insightful and enjoyable, describing various places in the world, their food and customs. The story is well-written and interesting, getting readers excited about travelling and seeing old friends.
"...girl who yearns to expand her life's experiences and travel to exotic and faraway lands." Read more
"...The story moved along at a good pace. It was a mini travel adventure, describing various places in the world, their food and customs...." Read more
"...There are some neat places in the book and Ms. White brings the reader through many years of historic events...." Read more
"...The story is well written, interesting and will keep you turning the pages wondering what is going to happen to Jessica next...." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development. They find the dialog fantastic and the characters loving. Jessica is a strong female character with admirable love for her mother.
"...Jessica is a very loving character, I admire the love she has for her mother and how dear her friends are to her...." Read more
"...The story line was clear and credible - with a strong female character. I have not read The Salty Dog - but will certainly do so now...." Read more
"...A very well written book with fantastic dialog and characters. I very much enjoyed the writing style and story" Read more
Customers like the book's pace. They say the story moves along at a good pace and is fast-paced. The storyline is clear and credible, with a strong female character.
"...The story moved along at a good pace. It was a mini travel adventure, describing various places in the world, their food and customs...." Read more
"...I felt it was great love story. The story line was clear and credible - with a strong female character...." Read more
"This book moves at a crazy fast pace. Join the military, make a friend for life in Uganda, then take off to Germany and do the same again!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the writing style and story. They find it well-written with fantastic dialogue and characters. The book is described as an easy read with a creative storyline.
"...There's a unique style to the prose that took some getting used to. &#..." Read more
"Cute story. Nice easy read with a creative story line. Enjoyed it!" Read more
"...A very well written book with fantastic dialog and characters. I very much enjoyed the writing style and story" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2014Passport to Happiness by Debbie White is a wonderful romantic story.
The main character, Jessica, is very lovely and sympathetic. She lived with her mom in a hot and dusty little town. The relationship between single mother and her daughter is one of the strongest themes of this novel. For me it was a captivating reading, as I was raised in very similar situation. It is interesting that often kids of single parents do much better than kids of married parents. It was a study of hundreds of teenagers that showed single parents were friendlier to their kids than were married parents. Any way in spite of financial difficulties I was a happy child, the same as this lovely character Jessica.
Thank you Debbie White for this sweet and captivating story!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017"Passport to Happiness" is a clean and wholesome coming of age story. There's a unique style to the prose that took some getting used to. "Passport to Happiness" is written as if someone is sitting down with you in a living room with tea and telling you a long story. It was jolting in the way when one reads a past tense novel and shifts to one in present tense. After the first couple of chapters, you get over it. In fact, once I got used to it, it really reminded me of the style I'd see in movies when I was younger like "NeverEnding Story" and the "Princess Bride" where the tale is actually being told by one of the characters. So in that sense, it did fit the tone of this novel given the story is about a girl born in 1956.
As for the story, it was sweet, enjoyable, and entertaining in an educational way. Historical events are seamlessly incorporated and as Jessica, a sweet girl from Texas, travels the world, we get to learn about new places and customs. The romance is touching and the ending gave me happy fuzzies. I don't read many books that give me happy fuzzies, so that was a refreshing change I didn't even know I needed!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2015Interesting tale of a young Texas girl who yearns to expand her life's experiences and travel to exotic and faraway lands.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2014The time setting is beautiful, it made my imagination work especially that the author added familiar events which happened that year. I loved that the main character went to travel to different countries and met different people. The countries she went to I bet are just lovely.
Jessica is a very loving character, I admire the love she has for her mother and how dear her friends are to her. I am glad this story ended happily for her.
I enjoyed reading this book, it made me want to read the Salty Dog. Best book to read during your free time. Good read!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015It was an enjoyable story about a girl following her dreams of traveling to many places around the world. She encountered many people throughout her travels, some of whom shaped her life in a big way and would become lifelong friends. Others were in her life for a season as she worked on one project or another.
All in all, it was an uplifting story about how one can rise above the limits placed on him/her by society to go on and realize dreams others never thought would be possible.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2014My personal taste of books is typically nonfiction books that teach life lessons. I typically stay away from novels because I feel like there just for entertainment. I will admit that I thought I only was going to receive entertainment from this book, however, this book is filled with a lot of life lessons that anyone can use in their day-to-day life. If you love reading fiction novels then you will definitely enjoy reading this book.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2014Not as good as "Salty Dog". Ending was a bit of a let down. Characters seemed to be somewhat disoriented and all over the place. Story line/plot was not very clear and at the reader's left wondering, "Is that all there is?" This may have been Ms. White's first book, not sure of the sequence. If so, it could be forgiven its flaws on that basis. If it was a sequel to "Salty Dog", then it failed miserably.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014Cute story. Nice easy read with a creative story line. Enjoyed it!
Top reviews from other countries
- Sibyl MoryReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars A VOYAGE OF SELF-DISCOVERY
Jessica grows up in the 60s and 70s in a small rural Texan town and, however tied to her mother, feels a burning desire to travel and escape the confines of her birthplace, as does Josh, her fellow-Texan. They go off to train and work for the State Department, with the aim of working in consulates abroad. With her new-found friend, Birdie, she goes off to work in Uganda. Later she is assigned to Germany. This story is very smoothly written, and the reader is easily able to empathize with the central character, and her observations and experiences, let alone her aims and ambitions. It is essentially a story about the search for identity and commitment in life; Jessica is engaged on a journey of self-fulfillment which brings, in its wake, episodes of romance, travel and a delirious joy at the wonders of the world. We can't help but share in this wonder, and the occasional upset and disappointment, as this is the authentic stuff of life. Not to be missed.
- ela34Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Passport to Happiness...
Somewhere between a family saga and a tender romance, this story carries you along as Jessica comes of age and leaves her home to explore her rites of passage. The locations are glorious, the characters intimate, and the writing flows beautifully. An easy book to get lost in, maybe in front of a log fire with a glass of red wine for company. Reading it was a really nice experience.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2017
3.0 out of 5 stars Romance
I enjoyed this book but found I didn't really connect with any of the characters. The idealism didn't match realism .
- Colin G SmithReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars A Charming Story
Passport To Happiness is a nice story about a young woman finding her purpose in life. Join her in her adventures, discovering real friendships and real love. The author has done a good job of transporting the reader into the time period and setting. Overall this is a heart warming, romantic novel that reads well...
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Interesting read .