About the book: 1992 / The film novel “The Rich Also Cry” is based on the television series of the same name, which attracted the attention of a multimillion-dollar audience for almost a year. This is the story of a modern Cinderella. The heroine of the novel, Marianna Villarreal, transforms from a semi-literate village girl into a noble, rich lady. However, she faces many trials: the death of her father, expulsion from her home, moving to a huge city, someone else’s family rejecting her, first love and the inability to connect her destiny with a loved one, the death of a close friend, long-awaited marriage and separation from her husband, loss child, an unsuccessful search for him for seventeen years. Having passed all the tests, Marianne remains true to herself. This is an amazingly whole, kind person. When creating the film novel “The Rich Also Cry,” the authors sought to preserve the atmosphere of the film.