Logan County holiday shoppers can make a purchase of local significance this weekend, when they have the opportunity to buy a recently released historical fiction novel highlighting county events that occurred more than 200 years ago.

The Waking Up, by Melanie M. Meadow and released in October by RA Publishing Co., tells the story of a nationwide spiritual revival that grew from roots at the Red River, Gasper River and Muddy Creek meeting houses. Walk the streets of Russellville in the late 1700s as you experience the lives of several early citizens of this area. 

Meadow will be on hand to sign copies of her book this Saturday at The Country Angel gift shop located at 134 S. Main St., Adairville. As part of its holiday festivities, The Country Angel will hold an Open House Friday through Sunday. Owner Nancy Watson is offering a $50 store gift certificate give-away as part of the celebration. Also, snacks and holiday cider will be provided for patrons.

Meadow will sign copies of The Waking Up between 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, but the Open House runs from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

Amazon.com has the book for sale. Here’s the bookseller’s description of Meadow’s book: “During a time in our nation's history when Kentucky was a frontier wilderness full of "rogues and rascals," a Presbyterian minister hauls his family over the Appalachian Mountains to carve out a new homestead -- and light the spark of a spiritual work that changes a nation. Meanwhile, a young frontierswoman from neighboring Tennessee finds herself drawn in to these "church" meetings and sees displays of God's power that she never imagined. How she responds will change the course of her life along with those she loves. Readers will be captivated as they watch these two characters come to know one another and experience a great move of God -- both together and separately. So much accuracy is relayed in this account of historical fiction, that readers will be left wondering just which parts were imagined in this realistic tale.”

Cost of the book is $12.99 plus tax, and it is also on sale at Riley-White Drugs in Russellville.
For more information, contact Meadow on her Facebook page, Melanie M. Meadow, author, or call Nancy Watson at 270-539-2268 to place a phone order.