Product Description

Passport is an engaging coming-of-age story about a young man's discovery of self-sacrificial love. It is told through the eyes of Stan Eigenbauer, who is living a generally upright --- but comfortable and self-satisfied --- bachelor's life with his dog and hobby cars.

When a lapse in judgment brings consequences he hadn't anticipated, Stan must make a series of agonizing decisions about how to move forward. He struggles to rearrange his life, and finds himself increasingly attuned to the needs of others.

As Stan grows more faithful to his commitments, and more committed to his faith, he discovers a depth of joy and happiness far beyond what he or we could have expected.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1538930 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 404 pages

Review
A passport is what's needed to pass into new lands freely, and they are not always easy to get. "Passport" is the story of Stan Eigenbauer and his search for happiness. He thinks he finally has it, but fate has it in for him, and he soon faces a decision which could either make or ruin his life. Using the passport as a symbol, "Passport" is a tale of choices, love, and doing what's best for others and oneself. Highly recommended reading. --Midwest Book Review, March 2009

Passport is a real page-turner.... [O]ne of those rare books you will still be thinking about several months after finishing. -- Stony Creek Digest, 16 May 2008

[A] joy to read such an uplifting story ... Blunt's portrayal of family life is especially real, down-to-earth and believable. -- Catholic Media Review, 11 June 2008

[A]n uplifting story... .[H]ighly recommend Passport as easy-to-read, well-written, and the characters are rich and well-developed. -- Catholic Fire, 14 May 2008

[W]ell-paced ... extraordinary story ... challenges the reader to consider their own commitments. We need more novels like this. -- Ars Catholica, 5 June 2008

From the Publisher
Passport was awarded a bronze medal in the Best Religious Fiction category of the 2009 Independent Publisher ("IPPY") Book Awards.

From the Back Cover
Stan Eigenbauer leads a comfortable life with his dog, season tickets to the Cubs, and a garage full of vintage hobby cars. When he meets a lovely young woman, he thinks he's found the one thing that was missing: a passport to "heaven on earth." But when a serious lapse in judgment changes everything, Stan must choose between the woman who loves him and the people who need him.

Stan embarks on a heart-wrenching journey, for which he needs an entirely different passport. We discover that Stan's journey is in fact our own --- especially when we realize where his passport is really taking him.

Customer Reviews

A captivating book
I really enjoyed this book. I heard about it from a friend and bought it, intending to get to it when I'd finished reading my current novel, but I took a quick look at it when it arrived and I was hooked. The story is interesting, engaging, and thought provoking. It discussed some very complex themes, including marital love, fidelity, and intimacy, in a very thoughtful and engaging way. I recommend it, particularly for anyone who is a father, or intends to become one any time soon.

A Book that Will Make You Think
I, too, really enjoyed reading this inaugural effort by Chris Blunt. The style is quick, yet with plenty of detail, and the story keeps you turning the page. As a thinking man's novel, I appreciated the opportunity to follow the main character struggling with a solution to a dilemma that in modern day America gets too little discussion or consideration. The book also celebrates being authentically and unapologetically Catholic.

For anyone who ever had to come back from their worst mistake
An absolutely wonderful and inspiring novel. Dr. Blunt presents the reader with a topic rarely discussed in popular fiction: dealing with the consequences of our failures in an ethical manner often comes with great cost. His main character Stan's journey from sin to redemption gives us a model of heroic Christianity. His prose style will keep the reader engrossed from start to finish and it was one book I couldn't put down. While written from a Catholic perspective, Dr. Blunt's novel has much to offer anyone who has had to struggle back from a severe ethical failure. I anxiously await Dr. Blunt's next novel.