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 the future becomes wild 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. From 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 and uplifting story of three generations of women who learn that true love is not always where you seek it.