Orphaned fifteen-year-old judith sparrow brings two secrets to Her Uncle's house in south carolina: one, that her grief-stricken mother died in a madhouse, the other that she has disobeyed the only condition to living in...Orphaned fifteen-year-old judith sparrow brings two secrets to Her Uncle's house in south carolina: one, that her grief-stricken mother died in a madhouse, the other that she has disobeyed the only condition to living in Her Uncle's home -- nothing green is allowed in the house. Judith can't bear to part with the photograph of her mother in its lovely green silk frame.