[1] She was a member of the Workers' Communist Party during the early 1970s, but later renounced communism.
[1] Brekke made her literary debut in 1976 with the novel Jenny har fått sparken ('Jenny Has Been Fired'), about factory women's fight against their employer.
Den gylne tonen (1980) is about women's situation in the society, while Filmen om Chatilla (1983) is from the Lebanon conflicts.
[2] She has issued the short stories collections Jakarandablomsten (1985), Blindramme (1997)and Enkenes paradis (2000).
[1][2] Among her books for children and youth are Gutten i regnet (1978), Mannen som hatet fotball (1987) and Roser fra tribunene (2000).