Rushing to ParadiseJ. G. Ballard author of Crash and Empire of the Sun explores the extremes of ecology and feminism in this highly acclaimed modern fable. Dr Barbara Rafferty is a fearless conservationist, determined to save a rare albatross from extinction. Her crusade gains widespread coverage when earnest young environmentalist Neil Dempsey is shot during an ill fated attempt to rescue the bird from its Pacific island habitat, Saint Esprit. Support for the