Book release on 18 June 2026

But Where Are You Really from?​

From Kosovo to Denmark
Foreign there, foreign here

By Lena Rexhepi
© 2026 All rights reserved

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About the book

But Where Are You Really From?
Foreign there. Foreign here.
A question many people hear when their name, appearance, or story does not fit expectations. A question that seems simple, but carries a deeper meaning.
In this deeply personal memoir, Lena Rexhepi traces her journey from Kosovo to Denmark from war and forced displacement to building a life, identity, and career in a new country.
Arriving as a child refugee during the Kosovo War, she grows up between cultures, languages, and expectations learning to navigate a world full of opportunity, yet one that continues to remind her she is different.
This is a story about:
what it means to lose your home and rebuild one
living between cultures, belonging everywhere and nowhere
the long shadow of war even decades later
identity, resilience, and dignity in modern society
Through raw experiences and reflections, Lena invites the reader to see displacement, integration, and identity not as abstract ideas but as lived realities shaped by survival, strength, and quiet determination.
This is not just a story about where she comes from.
It is a story about what it means to belong.

Pre published Book Reviews​​

★★★★★

A must read book for anyone curious to know how it feels to be foreign everywhere you go and wanting to belong somewhere as is the human experience.

Camilla Glies​

★★★★★

A story many minorities can recognize but also an insight into surviving war and growing up with the aftermath of that. It´s an interesting take on feeling foreign everywhere. Perhaps a feeling many can recognize.

Nina van Tol

★★★★★

Very relatable as someone who is from the Balkans residing in London, UK. Also Lena´s take on the corporate experience as a minority woman.

Georgiana Birjovanu ​

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