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. Her novel "Granitt" (1994) is a family cronicle, the novel "Ibsens røde lykt" (1996) is about sexual assault, while "Sara" (2001) and "Brostein" (2003) are historical novels.