the tunnel of love Author:peter de vries Peter De Vries' novel "The Tunnel of Love" is a witty, entertaining comedy about love, sex, marriage, parenthood, and friendship. It is told by a first person narrator: married with 4 children, he is the art editor for a weekly periodical called "The Townsman" and lives in Avalon, Connecticut (40 miles from New York City). The narrator's life is... more » complicated by his friendship with Augie Poole, a cartoonist who is more appreciated for his gags than his art. When Augie and his wife, Isolde, name the narrator and his wife as references at an adoption agency, the narrator becomes more involved in Augie's personal life.« less