" That’s exaggerating,” she said. “It’s quite a hard life here. I often wish we could go back.” “Why couldn’t you?” I said. “There’d be no point. We’re African now.” “No, we’re not,” her husband said. “And we will go back. When the time is right.” “There’s nothing for us there, Spiny. You know how depressed you got on our last leave.” “Hmm.” He looked cross, and then she turned to me, her lapis earrings gleaming. “England has changed so much since we left. You’ll find, if you stay here a few years, "

― Giles Foden , The Last King of Scotland