Jan 18, 2007 3:27 pm US/Eastern
Former Gov. McGreevey's Wife To Write Memoir
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Dina Matos McGreevey, who stood by her husband as he resigned as New Jersey governor, will write her own memoir this spring. (File photo)
New Jersey's first openly gay governor isn't the only member of his family putting pen to paper.
James McGreevey's estranged wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, plans to publish her version of life with the former governor, according to a press release put out Thursday by the publisher.
She stood next to McGreevey when he announced in a nationally televised speech in 2004 that he was a "gay American" and would resign. Her story, "Silent Partner," is scheduled for publication May 1, said Hyperion spokeswoman Beth Dickey.
"I've had a lot of requests for interviews and appearances, but thought it best for my daughter (Jacqueline) and myself to stay out of the public maelstrom," Dina McGreevey said in a statement released Thursday by Hyperion.
"But two years have passed and still I am the subject of much speculation as to the nature of my relationship with my husband. Enough is enough."
James McGreevey's memoir, "The Confession," came out last fall. He wrote in the book that he was forced to resign as governor after a man he loved threatened to reveal his homosexuality unless he was paid millions to stay quiet.
That book has sold 36,000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks book sales excluding those from discount retailers and specialty stores.
Neither McGreevey nor his wife returned calls for comment Thursday. McGreevey's partner, Australian-born financier Mark O'Donnell, declined to comment. McGreevey and O'Donnell share a home in the central New Jersey city of Plainfield.
In his tell-all book, McGreevey revealed that he was having an affair with Golan Cipel, a former aide who would become a central figure in his downfall, while his wife was hospitalized after the birth of their child. Cipel has denied he and McGreevey had a consensual relationship, asserting that the former governor sexually harassed him.
Dina McGreevey, who has declined repeated interview requests since McGreevey resigned, refused to comment when his book was released.
Hyperion would not disclose contents of Dina McGreevey's book, only to say she "will speak openly and honestly of her life with the former governor."
She lives in Springfield with the couple's daughter, who is 5.
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