Christine of the hills

"Christine of the Hills" by Max Pemberton is a tale of a woman named Christine, who returns from a quiet background, piquing the curiosity of everyone around her and paving the way for her journey through life's difficulties. The story starts as the narrator and Barbarossa, a boatman, travel to an island in the Adriatic Sea, where they find Christine. She had a difficult childhood filled with loss and a desire for a brighter future, as told by the old man, who cares for Christine. Readers glimpse Christine's promise and difficulties through Barbarossa's eyes as her story unfolds as events suggest she chases for love and freedom in her limited world, amidst a combination of love and misery.