A historically-based novel first published eight years ago by a Michigan writer about a deadly disease that suddenly sweeps through a New England town in 1796 has gained added impact from this year’s pandemic.Despite the more than two century time difference, many of the characters and incidents in “Quarantine” sound eerily familiar today. They include people defying authorities’ orders to shelter in place, a mysterious new illness that baffles doctors while killing all ages, and health-care workers risking their lives to treat the sick.“We actually have seen a bump in Quarantine’s sales withi...
