About the Author A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF DUBLIN, PHILIP BOYLE, 47, IS STEEPED IN THE LITERATURE OF BOTH THE CITY AND HIS COUNTRY. A PASSIONATE PHOTOGRAPHER AND AVID CINEASTE, PHILIP BRINGS TO HIS WRITING A SHARP VISUAL AND CINEMATIC SENSIBILBILTY, WITH A RAZOR SHARP SATIRIC EYE. AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF A BUSY WORKING CAREER, AND A PERIOD OF WRITING SCREENPLAYS, 2013 SAW THE PUBLICATION OF HIS FIRST 2 WORKS, THE PAPERBACK, THE BOXER’S DREAMS OF LOVE, AND THE E-BOOK, THE BODY POLITIC. With THE WOMAN OF RIVOLI, he continues his evolution as a writer.