Childhood Forgotten—a compelling and heartbreaking memoir combining a boy’s innocence, an opulent environment, and finding solace from the constant threat of clandestine political operations. Narrated with the innocence of a child, it captures the glamorous life of a lost paradise. More than that, writing with introspection, it draws the reader into an explosive detective story interweaving a boy’s whimsical life with the impact of his prominent father’s passionate role with Cuba’s dictator Batista, Fidel Castro, and the John F. Kennedy administration during the Cold War era.