Isabel: The Forgotten Daughter of La Llorona

By Joe Smoe and Arthur Mills

La Llorona's legend speaks of two drowned sons, but her third child, Isabel, was forgotten. Overshadowed by siblings who rose to godhood, Isabel's fury smoldered in silence. Now, from a collection of chaotic handwritten notes left by a mysterious disciple, her story resurfaces in an interactive reading experience unlike any other.

This version of Isabel requires the reader's hand in its final assembly. Each of the eleven "books" holds 8 horizontal lines. Once the lines are carefully cut along the dotted guides, each strip can be flipped independently to reveal one of 8 possible versions, over sixteen million combinations per book, and more than 3.4 trevigintillion variations across all eleven books. At just three minutes per reading, it would take longer than the lifespan of the universe to experience every possibility.

Estimated cutting time: approximately one hour to fully prepare the book for flipping. All cut lines are marked, and detailed instructions are included inside the front cover. Each page becomes a living document, reshaped by your hand and reordered by your choices.

Each shift in text reveals new pieces of Isabel: her rage, her sorrow, and the betrayal that burned her into something the world refused to remember. She wasn't just forgotten. She was transformed. What are we really discovering when we follow her story: an erased child's voice, or something she left behind to make sure we never stop looking?

Isabel: The Forgotten Daughter of La Llorona is more than a story. It's a puzzle that never settles, a challenge that rewrites itself, and a haunting invitation to remember a girl the world tried to erase.

Note: While Isabel is Book Three in the Candle Face Chronicles series, it's a standalone experience and doesn't require knowledge of Books One or Two.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1736339281
• ISBN13: 9781736339282
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Branching Plot Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"