Bøker av James McDermott

"Last twenty nine years... You haven't had to make any decisions. I've paidevery bill, made every sacrifice... But now... You made a choice. You're gonnahave to face the consequence."Anne is tired. Tired of menopause. Tired of working in a dying NHS. And tired of her lazy sexist husband Don. But they've been together twenty-nine years. They know each other inside out. They've survived so much. Then COVID-19 plunges the country into lockdown, forcing them to isolate together. After all, the home is a place of safety... isn't it? As the world falls apart outside, Anne and Don's marriage slowly falls apart inside. But soon there will be a solution. Won't there?Inspired by true events, Jab is a black comedy drama exploring power, gender, domestic violence, conspiracy theories, ignorance, and the limits of love.

Wild Life by James McDermott explores the nature of queerness, the queerness of nature, and the queerness of 'natural' masculinity. In bold poems that root themselves firmly in the coastal landscapes of North Norfolk, a vivid and radical dialogue between nature, sexuality and self-discovery emerges.

Manatomy is a collection of wry, witty and cheeky poems exploring how nature, nurture, pop culture, prejudice and politics shape the identity of camp gay man James McDermott.

Time and Tide is an LGBTQ themed comedy drama about a Norfolk community struggling with change.

‘Where can I ‘explore’ by the coast? Rock pools. I can’t get onto Grindr and Tinder: there’s no 4G in Norfolk. The whole world is a singles bar now but I can’t get in. I am sick of feeling like a story that will never get told.’Jimmy is sixteen, sexually confused and stuck in the seaside town they forgot to bomb. He’s screwed. Well he isn’t actually: that’s the problem… When pop icon Morrissey comes to London, Jimmy flees to the big city to find his hero and himself.Rubber Ring is a coming of age comedy solo play about growing up queer in a rural community, learning to love yourself, love your roots and love without labels.