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Kookaburra
Three friends. A shared past. A journey of love, loss, and the ties that bind.
Kookaburra is a powerful story of friendship, fracture, and the long road back to understanding. Set against the stark beauty of a drought-stricken Australian village, it follows Jetta, Felicity, and Uli—three inseparable friends bound by shared hardship and the quiet refuge of a nearby creek. Their bond, forged in youth, is abruptly broken at eighteen when a devastating rift drives them apart.
Felicity is unable to forgive. Jetta vanishes under the weight of what she cannot confess. Uli, disillusioned and heartbroken, turns to his own path. As the years unfold, their lives diverge across continents—from Australia to England, Germany, and Greece—each shaped by loss, longing, and the choices they make in the aftermath of their separation.
Through shifting perspectives, Kookaburra traces their individual journeys as they grapple with family ties, identity, and love. Rich in emotional depth and sense of place, this is a novel about the resilience of the human spirit and the fragile, enduring threads that connect us.
At its heart, Kookaburra asks whether some bonds are destined to return and how far people will truly go for love.
RELEASE DATE: 9TH SEPTEMBER 2026!
Why I wrote this book
I’ve spent years writing and speaking about courage, meaning, and how people live and die without regret.
I chose to move into fiction to create a world and characters entirely from imagination and to explore what I was capable of as a storyteller.
In writing my novel, Kookaburra, I found myself asking my characters what they needed to experience in order to become who they were capable of being.
My novel follows three teenagers in a drought-stricken Australian village whose lives are altered by a rupture at eighteen, exploring how early emotional fractures can shape the course of a life.
Although I was offered a publishing deal for Kookaburra, I chose to publish independently. This allows me in to retain full creative control over its editing, narration, design, and future.
I very much enjoyed narrating my non-fiction audiobooks, but chose an amazing narrator to do this one. Narrating fiction is a skillset of its own and I was blessed to find the perfect person. You'll love it!
Of course, it's also available in print and as an eBook. If you're still a lover of the old-fashioned version of print books, as I am, please support independent bookstores wherever possible.
Of all my books, songs, albums, vlog episodes, social media offerings, speaking experiences, and previous online courses —of everything I have ever created (besides my daughter!) — Kookaburra is my favourite work of art.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
With love,
Bronnie
SENSITIVE CONTENT DISCLAIMER
This novel follows the lives of three friends across many years and explores sensitive themes, including trauma and loss, that may be confronting for some readers.
While these themes do not account for a large amount of the reading or listening matter, they do shape the characters’ lives.
This story ultimately focuses on resilience, healing and the power of human connection.
Reader discretion is advised.
Kookaburra will be available in print through any good bookstore from 9th September, 2026. If they don't stock it, please ask them to order it in for you.
It will also be out through the usual distributors an an eBook and audiobook on 9th September 2026 and beyond.
Pre-orders are now open for the eBook of Kookaburra!
Thank you for supporting its birth by ordering now through your favourite retailer or through the link below.
