Once inseparable, Joel and Nina haven´t spoken in twenty years. When Joel´s mother Monika develops dementia, he has no choice but to return to his home town. Monika needs specialist care, and that means Pineshade - which also means Joel is going to have to deal with his one-time best friend, for Nina works there. It´s not long before Monika´s health deteriorates - she starts having violent, terrifying outbursts, and worse, she appears to know things she couldn´t possibly know. It´s almost as if she isn´t herself any more . . . but of course, that´s true of most of the residents at Pineshade. Only Nina and Joel know Monika well enough to see the signs; only by working together can they try to find answers to the inexplicable . . . The Home is an eerie story about love, friendship and the greatest fear of all: losing control of ourselves . . .