This is a book Ted Dekker released as Blink and re released as blink of an Eye in 2007 with a few minor changes. Both versions have had great popularity.
Mariam is a Saudi Arabian princess who is being forced into a loveless marriage for the gain of her family. She is in love with another, Samir her fathers chauffeur. She knows that disobedience would mean death. She has just witnessed her dear friend suffer this fate. Without another option, she runs away.Pretending a shopping trip in Jidda, She flees to America. She shows up on the doorstep of a professor of middle eastern studies at Berkley named Hillary Brackenshire. The shocked professor takes her in for a few days. But she will not be safe when she is discovered missing. Omar, the man she was to marry will be after her and so will her father.
Seth Border a twenty six year old American student of Berkley is a genius with an IQ of 193.
He's popular but doesn't really feel like he fits in. Besides being really smart he's developing another gift even more unusual, He can see things right before they actually happen.
On the day he meets the princess he uses his new gift to save her from being captured. At first Miriam thinks he is attacking her but when she sees the real attacker she cooperates.
Seth and Miriam are then on the run together. As the two young people learn to work together to stay alive and stay ahead of their attackers the bond grows between them. Seth struggles with his new ability and he is forced to reevaluate his old belief that there is no God.
This book is full of action and humor. It is also very relevant today.
8\10
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