The characters "heal" as they face the burdens of their past.
In Ottoman tradition, a "slomljena ruža" (broken rose) carved on a tombstone (nišan) symbolized a young woman who died early. Music: A popular folk song by Jozo Vučić . U osmansko doba simbol žene je bio cvijet - Wix.com BAP - Slomljena ruЕѕa.pdf
A novel by Petar Trmčić (2020), which is a much longer work (503 pages). The characters "heal" as they face the burdens of their past
While the Book as Passion (BAP) context is the most likely, "Slomljena ruža" also appears in other Balkan cultural contexts: BAP - Slomljena ruЕѕa.pdf