In the heart of a Southern state, Mary Beatrice was an anomaly: an abolitionist bound more by duty than desire to her family’s plantation. Her spirit of defiance was evident, but it was her love for a Yankee officer that truly set her free. This love was not her first act of rebellion, but it was the most transformative. Meet the Author Deborah Reinhold of the novel Southern Steel on Wednesday, September 4 at 3:00 pm in Blackmer Hall.