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Distance: 17km/10.5 miles Ascent: 630m/950ft

Time: 5-6 hours

Grading: Estate and farm tracks, faint paths and rough ground. One sustained ascent, suitable for relatively fit walkers. High featureless terrain, can be tricky in poor visibility. Route can be shortened. Dogs on leads at request of estate due to farm livestock and game birds. Start/finish: Parking area by bridge over Burn of Glenmoye (Grid ref: NO 402646), reached by minor road from Cortachy.

Map: Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger Map 44 (Ballater & Glen Clova); Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer sheet 389. Tourist Information: VisitScotland, Dundee iCentre, 16 City Square, Dundee, DD1 3BG (Tel: 01382 527527).

Public transport: None.

Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 25

The challenges of parenthood, social prejudices and grief are thoughtfully examined in Nikesh Shukla’s new memoir. Lovingly addressed to his young daughter, each chapter provides a frank questioning of difficult themes, including racism, sexism and climate change. The book is loosely structured as a life manual for his child, but Shukla readily admits to not having all the answers. Veering from humour and self-deprecation to frustration and anger, Shukla honestly imparts his wisdom and perspective on society. His easy, approachable writing style is at its most powerful when exploring family relationships, his South Asian heritage and the loss of his mother. Shukla’s commitment to his daughter is movingly clear, and despite future uncertainty, he leaves an uplifting message of hope: to use joy as an act of resistance. 7/10

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