Baggage Claim.Baggage Claim Noun 1. baggage claim - an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided by David E. Talbert Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , October 2003 $22.00, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-743-24718-3 In a society in which weddings are a billion-dollar industry, little girls often grow up to become women who dream about getting married. And if you're not Mrs. Somebody by the age of 25, there is something wrong with you. At least, that's the impression that Montana Moore, the heroine of Baggage Claim, gets from her overbearing mother and the other women in her extended family. A flight attendant for a major airline, 35-year-old Montana has taken full advantage of her jet-set lifestyle and dated her fair share of interesting men. The recent weddings of two of her friends, the fourth marriage of her mother and the recent engagement of her baby sister, however, send Montana on a 30-day mission to show up at her sister's party with a diamond ring on her finger and a dashing fiance on her arm. With the help of her fellow flight attendants, Montana orchestrates an outrageous coast-to-coast scheme that conveniently puts her on planes with former flames that have the most marriage potential: Damon Diesel, a bling-bling music producer; the Reverend Curtis P. Merewether, a pastor in need of a first lady for his church; Langston Jefferson Battle III, a city councilman with Congressional ambitions; and Quinton Jamison, a debonair deb·o·nair also deb·o·naire adj. 1. Suave; urbane. 2. Affable; genial. 3. Carefree and gay; jaunty. billionaire, 20 years her senior. Witnesses to Montana's turbulent journey are William, a platonic childhood friend who is always there when she needs him, and Muggly, her loyal cat and faithful sounding board. Fans of Talbert's wildly successful touring plays (Mr. Right Mr. Right n. Slang The man who would make an ideal mate: "self-help guides for women in search of Mr. Right" Los Angeles Times. Now, Love on Layaway An agreement between a retail seller and a consumer that provides that the seller will retain designated consumer goods for sale to the consumer at a specified price on a future date, if the consumer deposits with the seller an agreed upon sum of money. , Love Makes Things Happen) will find familiar ground in Baggage Claim--dramatic plot twists, outrageous supporting characters, and a true-love-conquers-all mantra among them. And while some of the characters are a bit over the top--including a cross-dressing flight attendant who entertains passengers by lip-synching to Barbra Streisand--Talbert's flair for storytelling and comedic timing make his debut novel a page-turner. This novel is filled with enough drama and humor to keep readers up all night to find out what happens next in Montana's determined quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the wedded bliss. |
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