About The Author

Romana Capek-Habekovic is an author whose life and work bridge two worlds. Her writing is deeply influenced by the resilience of her maternal family living in Croatian villages and her paternal family residing in Zagreb and abroad.

After emigrating to the United States, Romana faced the challenges of starting anew, learning a new language, adapting to unfamiliar customs, and finding her place between two homelands. These experiences became the foundation of her storytelling, where memory and migration intertwine to create narratives that are both intimate and universally resonant.

Her books, Whispers: Tales That My Family Weaved and Other Stories, Stories from a Yellow Pad, and To the Point: Short Tales of a Wandering Mind, explore themes of identity, resilience, and belonging. From tender recollections of Croatian childhood to vivid portraits of immigrant life in America, her prose captures the humor, hardship, and quiet beauty found in everyday moments.

Writing in English while rooted in the cultural richness of her Croatian heritage, Romana offers a voice shaped by both her native and adopted lands. Reflective and honest, her work invites readers to see their own stories mirrored in her journeys.

Today, Romana’s writing stands as a bridge between generations and cultures, an invitation to pause, reflect, and discover how the past continues to shape who we are.