A female looking for a body to live in.

A female searching for a body to dwell in through this traditional marriage and the possible consequences and complications that may result from it, and the influence of the environment and social space on the success or failure of this marriage, is the main theme of the novel "A Female Searching for a Body to Dwell in" by novelist Abdullah Saeed Baqlakal. The novel depicts the relationship between two families from different social classes and a marriage based on fragile foundations in choosing the partner/spouse, including social status, family name, financial level, and external beauty, without regard to human, moral, and educational values that could play a positive role in the success of the marital relationship. In the novel, we meet "Malak," the main character, a beautiful, ambitious young woman living within a conservative family where nothing in her life was unusual, strange, or remarkable, until the day her mother saw her at a relative's wedding and decided to propose her to her son "Jani," spoiled and unaware of life and marriage. The engagement was immediate, considering him a "catch," as the common expression in Arab society goes, from a prestigious and wealthy family, and marriage for him was just a finishing touch to an incomplete picture. Malak entered the marriage trap only to find that her groom lacked all qualities of manhood; he was foolish and arrogant, began humiliating her whenever he had the chance, and reminded her of the class differences between the two families. The wife tried to understand and soothe him, overlook his irresponsible behavior, but she found no results, so she decided to separate and got what she wanted.