I have lived abroad for half my adult life now and although I come back to the UK regularly, when I am there I have an odd feeling of a place that feels familiar but unfamiliar at the same time.
I would really like to explore these feelings by finding a book that relects my situation.
I also have a sort of anticipatory homesickness for a time that is about to be lost before it has actually been lost, if that makes sense, as a lot of my elderly relatives and family friends are now dying and I have missed out on a lot of meet ups between family and friends.
It's also not just the people that are disappearing but some of the places too. Every time I go back there is some new development being built, or some old place that has been demolished or renovated.
I notice how much the people around where I grew up in the UK have changed too - it's relatively close to London and an airport so whereas there used to be a majority of people with British heritage there is now a large mix of people from overseas. Please note - I make no judgement on this! It's simply an observation. I too am an immigrant to another European country.
Although I love my new home, more and more I find I am unable to fully settle in my new country, as I am not fully integrated here, but also I no longer feel fully at home in my home country.
I suppose it's just homesickness in the end, but there are quite a few different feelings within the homesickness.
Any recommendations?