Filthy Rich

By Dorothy Samuels

Marcy Mallowitz has just been dumped -- big time! When she incorrectly answers her orthodontist boyfriend's $1.75 million Lifeline question on the top-rated television quiz show So You Want to Be Filthy Rich!, he ends their preengagement in front of twenty million people.

Thrust reluctantly into the national spotlight, America's newest sweetheart is now being courted by Oprah and hounded by the paparazzi. And soon everyone -- everyone -- knows her name, if only as the punch line to a Letterman Top Ten list. Wise, sparkling, and funny, Filthy Rich is a hilarious exploration of instant celebrity, as well as a delightful romp through one woman's startlingly and unexpectedly public life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 13, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061743580

Dorothy Samuels

Dorothy Samuels is a longtime member of the New York Times editorial board. She lives in New York City. Filthy Rich is her first novel.

Reviews for Filthy Rich

[wareagle78 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Short, light, reasonably funny. The story is based on the tv gameshow "So You Want to be a Millionaire?". The heroine agrees to serve as Lifeline for her almost-fiance's shot, and blows the question. A nationally broadcast screaming breakup ensues, catapulting Marci into instant fame. How she deals with the follow-up is the basis for this little tale.

[cheriereads · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This was just ok. It was a very quick read. The story was very cute and parts were very funny, but it wasn't the greatest book I've read this summer. I wouldn't pay to read this one but it may be worth a look if you can borrow it.