Buying War Saving Stamps with her meager earnings is not enough for Natalie, however, and soon she finds work at De Havilland Aircraft, making bombers. Now she quits school and takes a job at a department store. Her first move was to change her name from Beryl, which didn_t sound sophisticated at all. There are still dances at the Armories to meet handsome boys in uniform, but is that all a girl can do for the war effort? Natalie has a plan. And like her other girlfriends, Natalie is getting tired of waiting for the war to be over. Too often she takes the trip to Union Station to wave goodbye to another friend, wondering if he_ll ever come home again. But it_s 1944, and almost all the boys she knows have signed up and are being shipped overseas to fight the war in Europe. Like any teenager, Natalie wants to have fun. Too often she takes the trip to Union Station to wave goodbye to another friend.
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