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Reader reviewed by mearley

Recently orphaned Judith is sent to live with her kind uncle Geoffrey.  Uncle Geoffrey's only condition is that nothing green is allowed in his home.  Judith can't bear to part with a green picture frame holding a photo of her parents, so she sneaks it into the house buried deep in her trunk.  Soon, however, she starts hearing strange noises coming from the closet...

This was a compelling ghost story, hard to put down.  Judith's lecherous cousin Charles was much more disturbing than the ghostly Jade Green; he is one of the most creepy characters I've ever read.  Jade Green reminded me of The Secret Garden, Jane Eyre, and What Lies Beneath.  Don't read it alone!