The Big Picture
Subtitle: a Camera, A Young Woman, An Uncompromising Ethic
By: Rod Raglin
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781502783790
Subjects: FICTION; General
Description: Young, talented, ambitious, Freyja Brynjarrson's a photographer struggling to crash the art establishment, the challenges presented by her family and still keep true to her uncompromising ethic. Fate places her on the front line of a political demonstration where soldiers open fire on civilians. She photographs death for the first time, and likes it. Because of the sensitive nature of her pictures, the current government, facing an imminent election, tries to suppress them. But someone far more unscrupulous than government spin-doctors also wants those images destroyed. Gunnar Brynjarrson, Freyja's eldest brother, is the head of an illegal narcotics empire. He's concerned about the opposition party's platform to decriminalize drugs. His sister's photographs could influence the outcome of a close election and put his business in jeopardy. As events unfold, Freyja slowly becomes aware of the far-reaching impact the billions of narco-dollars have on the government, the economy, friends, family and even herself. Something insidious has infected society, and, like a super bug, it's resilient, opportunistic and appears as a mutation in the most unexpected places. Freyja refuses to compromise, and is intolerant and unforgiving of those who succumb to this evil or are complicit in their acceptance of it. If she stays at home, she's afraid she'll be infected and never attain success on her own terms. She takes an assignment with an international agency photographing the chaos and casualties of Mexico's drug war. Freyja soon discovers she's shot only one frame of "the big picture." The Big Picture focuses on dramatic action, zooms in on political intrigue and takes a candid snap shot of modern romance. The plot also reveals how narco-dollars overtly and covertly influence every level of our lives: the wars we fight, the governments we elect, the impact on healthcare and, most importantly and tragically, our personal relationships.