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Lena Dunham (second from right) and the other principal actors of the hit HBO series, Girls.

Lena Dunham’s candid, quirky style shows through in a brutally honest new book

Culture

Lena Dunham doesn’t hold much back when it comes to mining her life — warts and all — for material. “From an early age, I found the concept of secrecy really destructive,” she says. In her new book, that includes her struggles with OCD and criticism of her hit show, Girls.

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