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WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER Kindle Edition

by Lisette Brodey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.9 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
Fraternal twins. Apart for decades. Their worlds are about to collide.

Growing up in New York’s Hudson Valley, fraternal twins Amber and Jade were always different. Amber, somewhat shy and affable, is a happy, well-liked child. Jade, often angry, laments from an early age that others have what she covets. As the girls grow up, Jade’s jealousy escalates. Dangerously so.

At sixteen, enraged by their classmate Michael’s affection for Amber, Jade lures her sister to an abandoned lot, shoves her onto concrete, and leaves her for dead. Knowing Jade would try again, her parents agree to fake her death. Amber moves to New York City with her father, and Jade moves with her mother to Los Angeles.

Twenty-three years have passed. Amber is alive, happily married to Michael, with a son, and living in New York City under her new name. Jade, still living in California, has been cavalierly committing crimes. After a robbery attempt on a woman in Beverly Hills ends in her death, Jade flees to New York. Amber, quickly learning that her sister is nearby and a bigger threat than ever, goes on the offensive to stop Jade before she can decimate the lives of everyone Amber holds dear. But uncertainty, altered paths, and unexpected revelations can change everything.

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

I write characters as I hear them speak to me. Some of these stories contain non-gratuitous expletives and sexual references. This book also contains some situations, that while not explicit, may be triggering to some readers. If this is not to your liking, please don't read this book. Thank you.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DJNFRH8C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Saberlee Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Lisette Brodey

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Lisette was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. She spent ten years in New York City, and now resides in Los Angeles.

She’s a multigenre author of fourteen books: Crooked Moon (General/Literary Fiction); Squalor, New Mexico (Coming-of-Age/Literary Fiction); Molly Hacker Is Too Picky! (Women's Fiction/romantic comedy), The Desert Series: Mystical High; Desert Star; and Drawn Apart (YA paranormal/magical realism), Barrie Hill Reunion (Literary Fiction); Hotel Obscure: A Collection of Short Stories (Literary Fiction), Love, Look Away (Women's Fiction/romantic comedy), The Sum of our Sorrows (Contemporary Fiction/Coming-of-Age), The Waiting House: A Novel in Stories (Literary Fiction), All That Was Taken (Contemporary Fiction), Twice a Broken Breath (Suspense Thriller), and What the Years Remember (psychological suspense).

Two of Lisette’s short stories are published in an anthology: Triptychs (Book 3, The Mind’s Eye Series.)

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Customers find this book to be an excellent and thrilling read with suspenseful twists and turns. The pacing is well-crafted, and one customer describes it as a well-written thousand-piece puzzle.

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Customers find the book easy to read and describe it as a thrilling page-turner, with one customer noting the masterful way the author keeps readers guessing.

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"...The story is told through first person and different perspectives, giving a chilling insight into Jade’s frame of mind...." Read more

"...A gripping and unputdownable read of filmic quality and suspense. Well done, Ms Brodey!" Read more

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Customers enjoy the suspenseful story of this psychological thriller, praising its twists and turns and parade of emotions.

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"...This is a fast-paced story that dives into a family who has lived with a deadly mental illness with someone who outwits any help...." Read more

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  • Tap Dancer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2025
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    What The Year's Remember by Lisette Brodey is a suspense filled thriller that keeps you wanting to keep reading to find out the next twist. I liked how this story fit in other characters from previous stories. Well crafted & thought out. I enjoyed this book throughly. I'm hooked on Brodey's style, characters & stories.
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  • Jan Romes
    5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping read!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024
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    This was an intense, gripping, psychological suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happened next. Fraternal twins, Amber and Jade are nothing alike - not even a little. Jade is a psychopath and Amber is a loving daughter, wife, mother, and friend. The story starts with the memory of Jade trying to kill Amber (and Jade thinking her awful deed was a success). Years later, Jade's delusional psychosis goes into overdrive and she begins a quest to find her parents (who for their own safety changed their names) and a son who she thinks belongs to her. From that moment, everything she does centers on murder, manipulation, lies, deception, stealing, and using her body to get what she wants. The author touched on many sensitive subjects. I feel she handled them well. She exposed the dark emotions, experiences, and decay of Jade, and the fear she spawned in Amber, Michael, and her parents. While the story is filled with Jade's heinous behavior, there are also rays of light in the form of friends who aid Amber, Michael, their son Ben, and the parents. What the Years Remember touches on the things we store in the vault of our minds. Eventually that vault is crammed with so much stuff that it can't hold anything more. The vault bursts open and everything pours out. The conflict, twists, turns, array of emotions, and surprises were plentiful. This story is a well-written thousand-piece puzzle where the pieces finally fit together in a brilliant ending!
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  • D.L. Finn
    5.0 out of 5 stars A suspenseful thriller that will keep you turning the pages!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
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    Two fraternal twins, complete opposites, parted ways as teens. Jade hates her sister Amber and after an attempt to kill her as teens, Amber changes her name and plays dead. The mother takes Jade and goes to California and the father raises Amber, who now goes by a different name. When Jade marries, the parents change their name too, and move away. Life should be okay for Amber and her parents now, but Jade comes home and looks for her parents after a murder. She lives in a delusional world where only her needs count. Amber lives in fear of her sister, who still wants what she has—her husband. This is a fast-paced story that dives into a family who has lived with a deadly mental illness with someone who outwits any help. The story is told through first person and different perspectives, giving a chilling insight into Jade’s frame of mind. I thought the story would venture in one direction, but it took a different turn, which was an unexpected twist. I admired how Amber, Michael, and their friends take responsibility for their own safety. Characters from a previous story also made a welcome appearance. This suspenseful thriller will keep you hooked!
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  • Vmp
    5.0 out of 5 stars Intensely nail biting
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
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    Oh, My. Word. I've just finished this incredibly tense and nail-biting psychological drama. It had me on the edge of my seat from the first page and I couldn't stop reading until I knew what was going to happen. The plot revolves around twin sisters, Jade and Amber, the first of whom is warped, evil, dangerous and vindictive. Due to a childhood crisis, the two are separated and Amber has faked death in order to persuade her sister she is no more, but 23 years after the event, Jade decides to seek out her family in New York. Will she discover Amber is still alive? Will she leave Amber's husband, Michael, alone? After all, she convinced herself he was in love with her all those years ago. In a terrifying and tension-filled drama building up to the inevitable showdown and climax, we follow Amber and Michael in their desperate attempt to stay safe, protect each other and their son. Luckily, they have the support of some wonderful friends, a few of whom Lisette's fans will recognise from Twice A Broken Breath. A gripping and unputdownable read of filmic quality and suspense. Well done, Ms Brodey!
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  • Dodester
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating novel of psychological intrigue - brilliant!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2024
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    This psychologically engaging story by an author I admire had me cringing in moments, and in the next ones, reveling in unexpected twists and turns. Ms. Brodey was masterful in creating a complex plot involving fraternal twins, Amber and Jade, who are as different as day and night. One is well-adjusted, and the other is a true villain.
    As the synopsis warns, Jade is “despicable.” Because the author crafted this character’s thoughts and subsequent actions so well, my reactions at times were visceral. The reason for Jade’s psychopathy and Amber’s normalcy was a puzzle throughout much of the story. The author was clever in the way she let this part of the mystery unfold. For me, the resolution came at the most opportune moment.
    It is the cast of canny, charming human beings juxtaposed with Jade’s sinister schemes that created more thrill to the plot, added delight to my read, and deepened the mystery. As is typical in Ms. Brodey’s novels, she was a wizard when it came to writing dialogues between this slew of captivating characters.
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  • Alan
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliantly Written Suspense-filled Thriller
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
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    Lisette Brodey is one of the best authors whose stories I’ve had the pleasure to read. What The Years Remember is a tense psychological thriller about a delusional narcissistic woman, unadulterated hate, and a deep abiding spousal love. This story is a well-crafted, suspense-filled puzzle where the pieces fit together in a perfect finale. If you want conflict, suspenseful twists and turns, and a parade of emotions, What The Years Remember is the book you will want to read.
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  • Diogenes
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliantly-executed Psychological Thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2024
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    The publication of a new Lisette Brodey novel is invariably one of the highlights of my year. Her YA books aside, I have read everything she has published and enjoyed it.
    ‘What the Years Remember’ starts with an intriguing opening, and the pace never slackens from then on.
    “'Is she dead?'”
    "Hmm. I turn to the thirty-something-year-old baby nanny who asked me the question. “I don’t know. How hard did you push her?” I stare at the well-dressed, unconscious woman who’s lying face down in the alley off the palm-tree-lined Beverly Hills street. Pools of blood from what must be a nasty gash to her head form a puddle to the right."
    Over twenty years have elapsed since Amber last set eyes on her psychopathic sister Jade – a sister who tried to murder her. Jade was told at the time that Amber had died, but is fact she is alive, well, married, and living in New York. The city where Jade is headed.
    The past never really leaves us…
    Ms. Brodey provides us with a gripping tale of damage, jealousy and reluctant reunion, and as always has a few surprises in store.
    ‘Years’ is a well-articulated psychological thriller, emotionally engaging, and cunningly constructed. The fact that this dark novel is written in alternating first person POV lets you get deeply inside the heads of the main protagonists. And Jade will make your skin crawl. Guaranteed.
    “I need to make sure that [her] fairytale life won’t ever be a happily-ever-after one. I shouldn’t have to think about her anymore. She needs to pay for having flaunted her money in front of me. Can’t wait to check that one off my list.”
    And…
    “I wish I could shove this unshaven mess to his death.”
    See what I mean?
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  • Patricia Bunting
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fast paced and well plotted psychological suspense
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2024
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    After reading and thoroughly enjoying several of Lisette Brodey’s books, I can say that this author certainly knows how to grab the reader’s attention and keep them engrossed until the very last page. The opening of this book does not disappoint as we dive into a murder scene in Los Angeles, during which we are introduced to the despicable Jade.

    The story unfolds at a rapid pace as we learn that Jade has a fraternal twin, the kind and caring Amber. The two haven’t seen each other for twenty-three years, following Jade’s vicious attempt to kill Amber in a jealous rage. Desperate to keep Amber safe, their parents allow Jade to believe her attempt to kill her sister was successful. In order to do that, the family of four split up. Their father takes Amber to live with him in New York, whilst their mother takes Jade to Los Angeles.

    Twenty-three years later, with a failed marriage behind her and her parents together again in New York City, the psychopathic Jade decides to head there and demand they take her in and give her what she believes is owed to her. After visiting and threatening relatives and former friends, with blistering rage consuming her, Jade sets out to destroy the people who have lied to her for so many years.

    The final part of the narrative is vividly and beautifully constructed as the component threads are pulled together to create an explosive and revelational finale.

    Overall, What the Years Remember is a well plotted, well written psychological suspense with superb characterisation, which I highly recommended.
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  • Tina-Marie Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fast-paced, chilling suspense thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2024
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    It’s always a good day when one of your favourite authors publishes a new book. Author Lisette Brodey’s latest release, What the Years Remember did not disappoint.

    We cut straight to the chase in realising fraternal twins Amber and Jade are quite different in more ways than just their looks. When envy rears it’s ugly head Jade lashes out at her sister Amber with dire consequences.

    Author Brodey is expert at getting into the mind of sociopathic ‘I’m not a whore. I’m a transactionalist’ Jade, who believes that ‘the world has been very cruel to me,’ and that she is being guided by the Universe.

    Having been apart for more than two decades, with Jade under the illusion that her actions resulted in the demise of her sister, she decides to leave town and sets about finding her parents.

    What follows is a carefully contrived, nail-biting tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As I read on (and it was difficult not to), I feared what might come next and found myself gasping aloud on many occasions.

    I thoroughly recommend this fast-paced, chilling suspense thriller that will take your breath away.
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  • Gemma
    5.0 out of 5 stars A twisty, fast-paced thriller with a human heart
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2025
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    A fast-paced, twisty, often gritty thriller with a human heart which raises interesting questions about what creates the good and evil within the human soul. Can one event change the path of a life?
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