This paper examines the representation of home and domesticity in two novels written by the Indian Canadian novelist Anita Rau Badami. The first novel is The Hero's Walk which focuses on the lives of the women of Sripathi Rao's family who live in an old big house situated in a traditional small Indian town where women are expected to be housewives who perform all forms of housework, like cleaning and cooking and taking care of their children. The second novel selected for this study is Badami's latest novel, Tell It to the Trees which takes place in an isolated town in Canada, called Merrit's Point. Vikram J. K. Dharma who was born in Canada to Indian parents has not adopted Canadian traditions and way of life. He still keeps a traditional Indian household with his bedridden mother, Akka, his children Varsha and Hemant and his wife, Suman. Aided by the isolation of his house that is surrounded by vast areas of natural landscape, mountains and snow most of the year, Vikram succeeds to control his household, isolate his family and hide his abuse. The paper will examine the attitude of the female protagonists towards their home in both novels and whether they regard it as their safety and comfort Zone or as a prison they are forced to live in. It will also examine their attitude towards their domestic duties and whether they accept them or regard them as a burden.