Actress and author Lena Dunham poses at a signing for her book CREDIT: AP Photo/Starpix, Kristina Bumphrey In Lena Dunham’s new memoir, which was released this week, the 28-year-old Girls star recounts an experience of rape that she didn’t immediately realize was rape. It’s a prime example of the confusion often swirling around situations that may seem to fall somewhere in between the “consensual” and “non-consensual” camps.