The Vortex
by Noël Coward
69 pages~1 hrs
“In the whirlwind of the Jazz Age, some family ties don't just bind—they strangle.”
Beneath the glittering surface of 1920s high society lies a toxic web of vanity, addiction, and repressed secrets. When Nicky Lancaster returns home to his self-absorbed mother, their desperate attempts to maintain appearances spiral into a devastating psychological confrontation.
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