Structure

Jenny Lawson divides her memoir Let’s Pretend That Never Happened into titled chapters that follow the course of her life from childhood through her most recent book tour. This simple and straightforward approach to her book is reflective of the fact that it is a memoir, which in turn traces poignant and important moments of her life from her time as a child through her present life.

Each chapter's title reflects the contents of that chapter. For example, the chapter There’s No Place Like Home explores Jenny’s realization that home is not a particular place. It is wherever she is with her husband, Victor.

The chapter titled Making Friends With Girls recounts Jenny’s four-day trip to Napa Valley with several other female bloggers.

The paperback version of the memoir (used by this study guide) includes a bonus chapter detailing Jenny’s time on...