I loved the tv series and so was looking forward to reading this. It was enjoyable and great to meet the characters again and see what had happened in the lost years. Light easy read.

I was really looking forward to this one as I loved the tv series, but I just couldn't connect with it at all, so didn't finish it unfortunately.

I absolutely loved this book as I was a massive fan of the tv series, I couldn’t stop reading this book as I was loving it so much,

This is good. It might be a bit too chick-lit for some male TV fans, but I'm sure the other half will enjoy it. I wrongly thought series created Mike Bullen had written it to fill the gaps between the original series and the later ones. I was wrong on both counts, but am now hoping more books could come along to do just that.
When the early serieses had ended Adam was coping with widowhood only by seeing Rachel, David was still unsure if he wanted to divorce Karen and Jenny and Pete we're back together as if his wife and her child’s father had never existed.
From being g a virtual orphan Adam discovers.quite a family and has a further encounter with his first love, Irish Jane.
The soft hearted Pete who only has eyes for Jenny, really also struggles and reacts in an unexpected way.

Robyn, the hard divorce lawyer David had entangled himself with also shows a different, softer side.
It is obvious the author loves the characters and she has really done them justice.

I now intend to seek out other works by the same author, she's good.

lovely to catch up with characters from cold feet. Carmel writing is amazing and never dissapoints

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/cold-feet-the-lost-years-by-carmel-harrington-1.3252304

Last Year Cold Feet fans were delighted to see the Bafta-winning series return after a 13-year absence. Ratings for that season and the just-broadcast seventh series suggested that viewers’ love for the Manchester-based show was still strong, with millions tuning in to catch up on the lives of Adam, Jenny, Pete, Karen and David. The Irish author Carmel Harrington was asked to bridge the gap from the original storyline to the current one, in her novel Cold Feet: The Missing Years. The friends’ circumstances may have changed, but the bonds are as strong as ever. New characters are introduced alongside the original ones, adding a dimension to the heart-warming humour. From Manchester to Belfast and back, the novel spans a year of tears, laughter and friendship in true Cold Feet style. Harrington has captured the characters’ colloquialisms, personalities and group dynamic. An immensely enjoyable companion to the TV show.

A modern classic that cannot fail to please all fans of the original series and keep them turning the pages in delight. I fell upon this book and literally devoured it over a few hours. I loved the series and could not wait to immerse myself back in the lives of these credible, warm and vivid characters. You will laugh, cry and hold your breath as you read along and want to turn back to the very first page as soon as you finish. It is so well written that you really feel immersed in these characters lives and literally experience these events right there alongside them. No spoilers! but this is a must-read. A perfect Christmas present and I'll definitely re-read this again, i loved it so much.

Cold Feet returned to our screens after a 13 year absence. But what happened to the characters we grew to love during those 13 years?
This is what happened after series 5 but before series 6.
It follows Adam, Jenny, Pete, Karen and David in the months, rather than years, following Rachel’s death.
It is funny eat times and yet also incredibly moving. I laughed and cried unashamedly and I am so pleased with the wonderful way it gives us an insight into what happened *after*
I hope that maybe there will be another book as I would love to read more.
100% Worth a read if you are a fan of Cold Feet

I enjoyed this and it did bridge the gap between the old series and the new. Though I do feel more used to the characters on the screen than in a book and found it a little hard to visualise what I was reading to the screen characters. Still worth a read

The best thing about this book is getting to spend time with characters that you know so well and love, what a joy.

The characters in written form are just as believable as on television and as the characters are so well established on the TV there is very little for you to do other than to just enjoy this little treat!
This book was such an easy read that I genuinely didn’t want it to come to an end.

I must point out though that all through reading this book I assumed that the author was the person who wrote the television series, and when I found out at the end it wasn’t – I was shocked. To get the characters so spot on and the humour to feel exactly like it is on the show and wrap it all up with the tragedy of Rachel's death and the aftermath…… wow – what a talent this author has! I so was genuinely impressed that this is why I have given five stars. Not just because of the writing but the bravery to take on a project like this…hats off…. She did it justice and then some!

I would urge any Cold Feet fan to read this book – YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT! I only finished reading this yesterday and I have already recommended it to two of my friends!

I’ve had my nose buried (can it still be buried in a kindle?) in Cold Feet – The Lost Years this week. It really is a brilliant read and I’ve found it hard to put it down. It follows Adam, Jenny, Pete, Karen and David in the months, rather than years, following Rachel’s death. Laugh out loud funny, yet also incredibly moving, it really is THE book to read for fans of Cold Feet.

Having loved the TV series of Cold feet when I was a teenager,Ii was thrilled when a new series came on tv, showing how Pete, Jenny, Karen, David and especially Adam were getting on nowadays with their children now teenagers. I was not disappointed as the series was wonderful. Some information was given about what had happened 13 years ago when the last series finished and now, but there was a gap. This book has well and truly filled that for me.

It covers how Adam coped after the death of his wife Rachel, how Jenny and Pete got back together and dealt with her being pregnant by another man and how Karen and David deal with their divorce. It makes watching the series much more enjoyable because you can see how far the characters have come. The writing is spot on and feels just like another series of the show. Beautifully written and deals with some very touching issues. . A must read for all Cold feet fans and would work for people who haven't seen the show.

What a fantastic read, love Cold Feet and this book didn't disappoint at all, was lovely to catch up with all the characters again, I'm a bit gutted I've finished it

Oh dear. I'm a fan of the series and was looking forward to this. It's all a bit flat and uninspiring.

I am a huge fan of this TV series and was really excited when they brought it back recently for a sixth series. Obviously several years have gone by since last we saw the characters in series five and although some was explained in the new series, there is still a bit of a missing chunk. This book tells the stories of what happened to them in the intervening years.
We learn what happened to Adam in the time just after Rachel's death. We see Jenny reuniting with Pete and how they cope with her being pregnant to another man. We see how Karen and David are doing with their divorce. I am not going to go into any more detail than that here. Suffice to say that there is quite a good chunk of what happened then to be had by each character.
It's a funny thing to read a book about a TV series, it is usually the other way round but someone somewhere thought it would be a good idea to write a book about the intervening years and, you know what, it wasn't a bad one at all and as far as I am concerned, it worked very well indeed. Most of the characters were exactly as the show and I was easily able to visualise the action depicted in the book with the actors as they played them. I say most. I have to be honest and say that I wasn't quite 100% convinced by Adam. I can't quite put my finger on why but he wasn't quite there. The others, yep... spot on, well done!
The stories depicted along with the catch up were also very consistent with the characters as I remember them from the early series as we left it and the new series as it picked up. A lot of what I wanted to know from the missing years was explained satisfactorily. It also took me through a whole host of emotions as I read it. As with the TV series, we get laugh out loud comedy as well as bawl my eyes out sadness and pretty much every emotion in between. I actually had to put the book down at one point as I felt my eyes welling up and I wasn't in the right place to be seen to be crying!
All in all a well written book that fits in almost perfectly with the TV series. With the seventh series about to be aired, I wonder if another book would be appropriate or if indeed it is just a one off. I am not sure what I want really as I really want the TV series to go on and on. But I guess if it was ever cancelled, I'd love this author to pick up the characters and take them further in print.

My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

This review is written with thanks to Hodder and Stoughton and Netgalley for my copy of Cold Feet: The Lost Years.
In September 2016, ITV's hit series Cold Feet returned to our screens after a 13 year absence. But what happened to the characters we grew to love during those 13 years? Cold Feet: The Lost Years is set over the winter of 2003, and follows Adam, Pete, Jenny, Karen and David as they try to come to terms with their fractured relationships and grieve for their dear friend, Rachel.
I am a massive fan of Cold Feet, so I was delighted when Hodder and Stoughton gave me approval to read a review copy of this book. I was concerned that the novel would not feel true to the television series, but I couldn't have been more wrong. There is not a lot of description in the novel, so there is an unspoken assumption that readers are familiar with the characters from the television series, but the personality traits and sense of humour we all know and love shine through and make Cold Feet: The Lost Years a joy to read.
The overall tone of Cold Feet: The Lost Years is similar to that established in the television series. Harrington balances laugh out loud humour (There is a glorious scene in the novel in which the male half of the group unwittingly participate in a line dancing class) with more serious issues (such as Adam's relationship with his parents and Karen's alcoholism) perfectly, and this helped me connect with the characters in the same way that I did during the television series.
Harrington's narrative often makes references to events that viewers will remember from the series, such as Adam serenading Rachel with a rose up his bottom. This enhances the way the book and the television series fit together, and it affords the reader an opportunity for some nostalgia.
The release of Cold Feet: The Lost Years coincides with the beginning of the seventh series of the television programme. As a result, those readers who watched Cold Feet when it returned last year will already know how things turned out for everyone. It felt a bit strange to me reading about a time when, for example, Matthew was a baby, after seeing him as a teenager on television. At times, I did become slightly confused by the correct sequence of events as I was reading. In an ideal world, this book would have been published a year ago, but alas, I am pleased to have read it now!
Cold Feet: The Lost Years is a must read for any Cold Feet ​fan.

This is a brilliant book, well written and worth a read if you are a fan of Cold Feet.

The book beautifully bridges the gap between the two series of the TV Series, although it obviously wasn't as good as watching them on TV. I felt overall it wasn't a bad effort.

I am a die hard Cold Feet fan and cried buckets when Rachel died at the end of the original series. I'm enjoying the new series and looked forward to reading this story but I also felt some trepidation, what if it ruined it for me? I needn't have worried, Carmel Harrington has caught the characters perfectly and this book seamlessly catches us up with developments in their lives in my opinion. Shed a few tears at the end and giggled out loud several times, particularly at the 'rat incident' , didn't want the book to end as I felt absorbed completely in the Cold Feet world recreated by this, obviously a fan herself, author.

I enjoyed this and it did bridge the gap between the old series and the new. Though I do feel more used to the characters on the screen than in a book and found it a little hard to visualise what I was reading to the screen characters. Still worth a read.

I was SO excited to hear about this book...and also a little apprehensive. Being a huge fan of the TV series I was worried that things might not be *quite* right in a book. I was so, so wrong - reading The Lost Years is like being reunited with old, dear friends. I laughed, I cried, I cried even more...Carmel Harrington has done a wonderful job in giving us an insight into what happened *after*. A truly brilliant, emotional read.