Women in Brazil have long faced verbal and physical abuse by males, both strangers and the men in their lives. Artists in film, TV, music, and literature have also called attention – on social media and the press – to this urgent crisis. The publication this month of Amanda Sarasien’s translation of “Springtime in the Bones” by Állex Leilla is uncannily timely. This disquieting novel, published in Brazil in 2011, adds a powerful voice to the millions of Brazilians who are saying no to misogyny and crimes against women.