The Burning Rainbow

(from ebookjapan):

A father tells young Donna, "When the heart is full of sorrow, even a beautiful rainbow does not look beautiful to an unhappy man".

Donna's father is running for mayor of the city of Prue, but he will do anything for money, manipulate people with drugs, and scheme to make money....

Meanwhile, Dona's childhood friend and Andre's mother, Mary, is jealous of the difference between Dona, who is from a privileged background, and Andre, who was born into a poor family...