Complex sentence: When the story begins, Magda has just come into favour with the government and her works are finally allowed to be published again, and she realised that she needs to employ a housekeeper in order to be able to dedicate herself to writing full-time.
Split into simpler sentences: When the story begins, Magda has just come into favour with the government and her works are finally allowed to be published again. She realises that she must employ a housekeeper in order to be able to dedicate herself to writing full-time.