Nina Lorez Collins gives great advice to women in her new book “What Would Virginia Woolf Do?[1]” but her own life has been marred by violence.
The passionate mother of four writes lovingly about “Hubby No. 2” in her book, out April 10 from Grand Central Life & Style, and readers might assume she is still happily married — there is a whole chapter on cuddling.
But Collins is now divorcing Cliff Perlman, a lawyer for nonprofits. The couple was having a screaming match while driving through Brooklyn Heights on the night of Sept. 15 when he allegedly punched her and broke her nose.
Perlman, who had never been in trouble with the law before, is due in court March 13.
“I was deeply saddened by the end of my marriage. I’m not going to comment on the ongoing legal issues,” Collins told me.
Collins has issues as well. She was arrested three times as her first marriage ended — once for assaulting her husband, once for assaulting her spouse’s new girlfriend, and then a third time for violating an order of protection.
In a 2013 article for Elle[2] about her arrests, Collins wrote, “I do think I’ve changed. I’ve learned to detect my danger signs with men.”
But now her second marriage is done, and Collins told a friend: “It’s really sad. I loved him, but it’s over.”
References
- ^ What Would Virginia Woolf Do? (www.amazon.com)
- ^ In a 2013 article for Elle (www.elle.com)