Wife of scandal-plagued SC governor plans memoir

NEW YORK --- The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who was thrust into the spotlight after her husband admitted having an affair with an Argentine woman, is writing a memoir.

Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House Inc., said Tuesday that it will publish Jenny Sanford's "inspirational memoir" in May. The publisher says Mrs. Sanford "will grapple with the universal issue of maintaining integrity and a sense of self during life's difficult times."

The book is currently untitled, and financial terms were not disclosed. Mrs. Sanford did not immediately return a telephone message Tuesday.

"She will probably be working with a collaborator on the entire book -- more of a time issue than anything else because we want to get it out," said Carol Schneider, the head of public relations at Random House.

Mrs. Sanford is a Georgetown-educated former Wall Street vice president who helped direct her husband's political campaigns.