Rushing to Paradise
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Narrated by:
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William Gaminara
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By:
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J. G. Ballard
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J. 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 conservationists grows and well-wishers flock to the island, bringing with them specimens of other endangered creatures to be protected by Dr Barbara and her crew. The island seems a new Eden. But is the intense Dr Barbara as altruistic as she appears? Why are the islanders committing acts of self-sabotage? And what’s keeping Neil alive while the other men sicken?
A classic exploration of the extremes of human behaviour from J.G Ballard, this is a brilliantly unsettling novel in which all preconceptions are overthrown.
©1995 J. G. Ballard (P)2014 Audible StudiosWhat listeners say about Rushing to Paradise
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- 18-02-15
Women are human too...
Nasty, funny, mad and full of endangered birds...but more endangered men. This is a cross between Lord of the Flies and Treasure Island; Ballard shows that women are no exception to his rule; that people are savage when ever needs must.
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