In 2005, Helle Helle (born in 1965) published her third novel, Rødby-Puttgarden. The first edition was sold out in 2 weeks and, like the rest of her writings, the book has received very good re-views. The title refers to the ferry route between Denmark and Germany, where the novel?s two protagonists, sisters named Jane and Tine, work in a fragrance boutique. As is often the case in Helle Helle?s books, not much happens in Rødby-Puttgarden, but the subtle description of small, everyday occurrences, registering the drama lurking beneath the surface, is razor-sharp. Helle Helle does not write what people would ordinarily call page-turners, but that is the way people read them.

Helle Helle went to the Danish Writers? School in Copenhagen from 1989-91 and debuted in 1993 with a collection of short prose Eksempel på liv. Her books are translated in several languages: norwegian, swedish, estonian, german or czech.