"The Color of My Life Was Purple" tells the moving life story of a woman who refuses to conform-and never does. Evelyn grows up in Munich, discovers her longing for freedom at an early age, dances through discos, loves excessively, fails spectacularly, and always gets back up again. She works as a civil servant, bartender, beautician, and entrepreneur-and remains constantly in search of meaning, authenticity, and self-determination. With great openness and narrative power, she looks back on an eventful life full of ups and downs, accompanied by the music of her time. This book is a passionate plea for courage, independence, and self-confidence-sensitive, honest, and full of zest for life.