Jill Clayburgh

Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love.

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. He teams up with a small-time crook to defy murderous henchmen, FBI agents and a host of other outrageous characters.