home. it's the thing charlotte has always wanted most. will she finally find it among the amish of lancaster county charlotte has spent much of her life trying to figure out where she belongs. after enduring an abusive childhood, she sets out on a journey her brother once took, landing her in an amish community. despite her outsider attitudes and her reluctance to accept the amish way of life, the community embraces her. a quiet, handsome man named daniel reveals his feelings for charlotte, but she struggles to commit to him. despite her desire for home and family, painful memories and fear threaten to destroy the peace charlotte desperately seeks. just when charlotte finally believes she is ready to bid farewell to her former life, a long lost relative resurfaces and throws charlotte's life into chaos. when an illness erupts in daniel's family and a shunned aunt and a prodigal son return, circumstances leave daniel and charlotte second-guessing the future they'd hoped to share. charlotte wants to believe that despite her heartbreak, god is leading her towards her true destiny. but how can she trust her choices amid so much personal calamity home all along is a soul-searching novel about a woman leaving the life she has known in search of love, faith, and a place to finally call home.