IntroductionIn When Blood and Bone Scream: Journeys Through the Soundscape of Healing and Reconciliation (2010), John Paul Lederach and his daughter Angela Jill explore the use of sound metaphors to foster new pathways to transformation and conflict healing. They ask the question: "How do people express and then heal from violations that so destroy the essence of innocence, decency and life itself that the very experience penetrates beyond the understanding and words? (2010, p. 17). In Lederach's view, the aural properties found in music, poetry, storytelling, and creative dance, with their respect for repetition and ability to resonate diverse sounds, offer alternative facets for conflict transformation and open dialogue. These ideas, linked to sound and sound metaphors, give voice and sound to societies that need to express the atrocities suffered by violence. Together, the Lederachs push the reader to consider an alternative approach to social healing in contexts of prolonged violence. A New Approach A key point emphasized throughout the book is the shift from linear and sequential methods of healing, transformation and reconciliation to a dynamic and circular process. . From their point of view, the linear method is not suitable for managing post-conflict environments where the end of conflict does not mean the end of violence. As Lederach & Lederach point out in their history of Sierra Leone, the disturbing reality for women is that sexual debasement and the silencing of their voices increases after the conclusion of a peacekeeping agreement. The ebb and flow of violence found in a multifaceted experience of prolonged violence requires a process that can fit middle of paper......resolution and transformation are never lost, both sets of authors focus on relationship development as where healing takes place. Additionally, there are correlations with the Native American peacekeeping process. Both philosophies use the circle process to maintain a spatial relationship of ritual, colloquy, and restoration of K'e - the restoration of dignity and worthiness - with all individuals and communities who have suffered atrocities related to a prolonged violence as well as a restoration of harmony. and balance. Lederach and Lederach manage to challenge linear and traditional models of conflict transformation and healing with an alternative approach to sound and sound metaphors. This father-daughter team takes a gracious look at the idea that love, forgiveness, and healing are effective and worthy frameworks for peace..