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Under the Purple Umbrella

A Novel

31 chapters · 103,173 words · about 688 min listen

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  1. 01Prologue: The Girl Before the Sky ChangedPrologue · 2,041 words · ~14 min→
  2. 02The Last Arizona SkyChapter 1 · 3,253 words · ~22 min→
  3. 03Frankfurt LandingChapter 2 · 3,420 words · ~23 min→
  4. 04The Girl Under the Purple UmbrellaChapter 3 · 4,692 words · ~31 min→
  5. 05Jordan, Gelato, and a Letter From Virginia BeachChapter 4 · 4,806 words · ~32 min→
  6. 06Language and the Bus StopChapter 5 · 2,402 words · ~16 min→
  7. 07The Second Weekend in SeptemberChapter 6 · 4,069 words · ~27 min→
  8. 08Friday Night Lights on Foreign GroundChapter 7 · 2,902 words · ~19 min→
  9. 09The Chapel and the Yellow CakeChapter 8 · 2,655 words · ~18 min→
  10. 10Homecoming, and the Crown She Watched Somebody Else WearChapter 9 · 6,127 words · ~41 min→
  11. 11Basketball Season and the Drama DepartmentChapter 10 · 4,012 words · ~27 min→
  12. 12Deployments and the Christmas Eve CallChapter 11 · 2,257 words · ~15 min→
  13. 13Rehearsals and the Sabotage of Virginia BeachChapter 12 · 2,993 words · ~20 min→
  14. 14The Play and the FlowersChapter 13 · 2,261 words · ~15 min→
  15. 15The Track, the Bus, and the Last Straw at PromChapter 14 · 4,442 words · ~30 min→
  16. 16Track Championships and the First RecruiterChapter 15 · 1,660 words · ~11 min→
  17. 17The Train to Rimini and the Room ListChapter 16 · 3,219 words · ~21 min→
  18. 18Five Nights at the AdriaticChapter 17 · 6,519 words · ~43 min→
  19. 19The Week Between Rimini and GraduationChapter 18 · 2,031 words · ~14 min→
  20. 20Graduation and the GoodbyeChapter 19 · 2,248 words · ~15 min→
  21. 21The Gym and the Empty SummerChapter 20 · 3,897 words · ~26 min→
  22. 22Signor Molinaro and the Autumn Bus RouteChapter 21 · 1,859 words · ~12 min→
  23. 23Eighteen and the Italian LicenseChapter 22 · 4,036 words · ~27 min→
  24. 24The Veneto at NightChapter 23 · 3,856 words · ~26 min→
  25. 25Christmas in Vicenza, Senior YearChapter 24 · 3,040 words · ~20 min→
  26. 26Debate and the SenateChapter 25 · 3,299 words · ~22 min→
  27. 27The Senior Trip and the Empty SeatChapter 26 · 2,512 words · ~17 min→
  28. 28The Package From HowardChapter 27 · 2,041 words · ~14 min→
  29. 29The Theater at the EndChapter 28 · 4,274 words · ~28 min→
  30. 30Packing Out of ItalyChapter 29 · 2,506 words · ~17 min→
  31. 31The AirportChapter 30 · 3,844 words · ~26 min→

Under the Purple Umbrella · Ramon Lyles · © 2026