• Love and Other Battles

  • A heartbreaking, redemptive family story for our time
  • By: Tess Woods
  • Narrated by: Wendy Bos
  • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Love and Other Battles

By: Tess Woods
Narrated by: Wendy Bos
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Publisher's summary

Three generations of women. Three heartbreaking choices. One unforgettable story.

1969: Free-spirited hippie Jess James has no intention of falling for a soldier ... but perhaps some things are not in our power to stop.

1989: Jess's daughter, Jamie, dreams of a simple life—marriage, children, stability—then she meets a struggling musician and suddenly the future becomes wilder and complex.

2017: When Jamie's daughter, CJ, brings home trouble in the form of the coolest boy at school, the worlds of these three women turn upside down ... and the past returns to haunt them. 

Spanning the trauma of the Vietnam War to the bright lights of Nashville, the epidemic of teenage self-harm to the tragedy of incurable illness, Love and Other Battles is the heart-wrenching story of three generations of Australian women who learn that true love is not always where you seek it.

If you loved The Notebook, this is a novel for you.

©2019 Tess Woods (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Tess Woods has written a timeless story of love's strength and endurance. A must-read for all fiction lovers." (Cheryl Akle, Director, Better Reading)

"Utterly unputdownable, Love and Other Battles is equal parts heartwarming and heart-wrenching. Featuring stunningly real characters, Tess Woods weaves a bittersweet story of family secrets, epic love and heartache in this absolutely gorgeous new novel." (Nicola Moriarty)

"Tess Woods has done it again with emotionally engaging Aussie fiction. Smiling with tears - five stars." (Renee Conoulty, Hey Said Renee)

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Brilliant!

Absolutely loved this story - wonderful characters, beautifully written - an emotional journey that will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommend. Narration is also fantastic.

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