"This is a book that lives and remains, just as Souad Makkawi's songs lived. Thank you to the lover for giving some consideration to the owner of that unique voice, which combines lightness and sweetness. It is as if she were the daughter of the country, singing and singing, as if she were a beautiful Egyptian story, with biography, meaning, voice, and image. It is as if her presence, despite her passing, reminds us once again that art was, and will remain, longer than life." (Writer and critic Mahmoud Abdel Shakour)
This book traces the unforgettable biography of the multi-talented spirit of joy and fun, Souad Makkawi, who grew up in an artistic family, and imbibed art from a young age. Lovely Jameel wanders through the stages of her life since she was a child when she joined Ali Al-Kassar's theatrical troupe, through her fame on radio, cinema, and singing. He searches her press archives, making the greatest possible effort given the scarcity of what has been written about her, and throughout his book. It emphasizes the warm vocal quality that Souad possessed.
Moheb says in the introduction to his book: "That distinct tone attracted many great composers to cooperate with her and present her in musical works that still exist to this day. And at the head of all of them is the musician of the generations, Muhammad Abdel Wahab, who believed in her talent and the nature of her warm, velvety voice. And so did great composers such as: Mahmoud Al-Sharif, Muhammad Al-Muji, Kamal Al-Tawil, and Zakaria Ahmed." And others. Souad appeared with her voice on the radio and its various programmes, and she also graced many of the comic scenes in musical films during the 1940s and 1950s. She formed an amazing duo with Ismail Yassin and Mahmoud Shukko, who entertained us with a group of comic monologues and dialogues in films bearing the signature of great directors such as: Abbas Kamel, Hassan Al-Imam, Helmi Rafla, Hassan Ramzi and others."
