About The Books
To the Point: Short Tales of a Wandering Mind
Concise yet full of meaning, To the Point offers snapshots of immigrant life, a garage sale misunderstood, the first Thanksgiving dinner, the loneliness of crafting paper flowers, or the humor of broken English. These brief stories capture moments of adaptation and survival, told with warmth, wit, and emotional clarity.
To the Point reminds us that it is often in the smallest details, a conversation, a tradition, a misunderstanding, that the richness of life and the essence of belonging can be found.
Stories From a Yellow Pad
In this powerful collection of short stories, Romana turns everyday lives into narratives that are anything but ordinary. From “The American Story” to “The Piano Teacher,” she portrays characters caught between love and loss, resilience and vulnerability, memory and change.
Each story balances realism with reflection, reminding readers that behind every person is a history waiting to be heard. With sharp detail and deep compassion, Stories from a Yellow Pad paints a portrait of human experience that resonates across generations and cultures.
Whispers: Tales That My Family Weaved and Other Stories
A collection of autofiction rooted in heritage and memory, Whispers captures the flavors of Romana’s childhood in Zagreb, the resilience of her maternal family living in villages and her paternal family residing in cities and abroad. Written with honesty and tenderness, these stories weave together family lore, personal history, and cultural tradition. They show how the past, no matter how distant, continues to shape our identity in the present.
Whispers is both a preservation of Croatian roots and a meditation on what it means to live between two worlds, carrying your homeland within you while building a new life far away.