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Ronald Howard
10/1/20261 min read
Timeless tales.
Before there was a Handyman’s Guild, there were simply people who paid attention.
Growing up in Leeds, Alabama, during the changing years of the 1960s and early 1970s, Randall Broward is more interested in rivers, caves, quarries, friends, and adventure than the adults quietly watching from the background.
Only as childhood gives way to rebellion and independence does Randall begin to recognize the informal network of teachers, handymen, shopkeepers, and neighbors who have been looking out for him all along.
Blending small-town memories, humor, local history, and quiet mystery, The Quiet Network is a story of growing up—and discovering that sometimes the people who shape our lives most are the ones we barely noticed were there.
Before Randall could become a Watcher, he first had to learn to notice.
—Ron Howard
September 25, 2026